Ruellia brevifolia, the tropical wild petunia[1] or red Christmas pride, is an ornamental plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to South America, from Colombia to southern Brazil and northern Argentina.[2]
Ruellia brevifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Ruellia |
Species: | R. brevifolia
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Binomial name | |
Ruellia brevifolia | |
Synonyms | |
Cyrtacanthus corymbosus |
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ruellia brevifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Ezcurra, Cecilia (1993). "Systematics of Ruellia (Acanthaceae) in Southern South America". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 80 (4): 802. doi:10.2307/2399931. JSTOR 2399931.
External links
edit- Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): Ruellia brevifolia
- USDA Plants Profile: Ruellia brevifolia
- (in Portuguese) Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) Ezcurra (Acanthaceae): flowering phenology, pollination biology and reproduction Rev. bras. Bot. vol.25 no.1 São Paulo Mar. 2002