Ruellia brevifolia

Ruellia brevifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Ruellia
Species:	R. brevifolia
Binomial name
Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C. Ezcurra
Synonyms
Cyrtacanthus corymbosus Echinacanthus dichotomus Ruellia amoena Nees Ruellia graecizans Backer Ruellia longifolia Ruellia serratitheca Ruellia ventricosa Stephanophysum brevifolium Stephanophysum longifolium Stephanophysum macrandrum Stephanophysum ventricosum

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]

References

1. NRCS. "Ruellia brevifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 October 2015.
2. 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

• Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): 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