Ruellia patula
A species in the Acanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
- Species
- Ruellia patula
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1779
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ruellia patula. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Barleria sudanicaName author: (Schweinf.) Lindau
- Dipteracanthus erectusName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus matutinusName author: C.Presl
- Dipteracanthus ocymoidesName author: C.Presl
- Dipteracanthus pallidusName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus patulusName author: (Jacq.) Nees
- Dipteracanthus patulus var. obtusiorName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus sudanicusName author: Schweinf.
- Petalidium patulumName author: (Jacq.) Dalzell & A.Gibson
- Ruellia aromaticaName author: Roxb. ex Nees
- Ruellia axillarisName author: Wall. ex Nees
- Ruellia bracteophyllaName author: Chiov.
- Ruellia concavifoliaName author: Ortega
- Ruellia erectaName author: B.Heyne ex Roth
- Ruellia erecta var. elongataName author: Roth
- Ruellia gongodesName author: Lindau
- Ruellia huttoniiName author: T.Anderson
- Ruellia ibbensisName author: Lindau
- Ruellia matutinaName author: Hochst. & Steud. ex C.Presl
- Ruellia ocymoidesName author: Cav.
- Ruellia ovataName author: Gouan ex Nees
- Ruellia pallidaName author: Vahl
- Ruellia patula var. dumicolaName author: Chiov.
- Ruellia patula var. erythraeaName author: A.Terracc.
- Ruellia patula var. pubescensName author: Balf.f.
- Ruellia socotranaName author: Vierh.
- Ruellia sudanicaName author: (Schweinf.) Lindau
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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