Ruellia strepens
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 strepens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ruellia strepens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Dipteracanthus micranthusName author: Engelm. & A.Gray
- Dipteracanthus oblongatusName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus strepensName author: C.Presl
- Dipteracanthus strepens f. pedunculatusName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus strepens var. calycinusName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus strepens var. clandestinusName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus strepens var. dilleniiName author: Nees
- Dipteracanthus strepens var. strictusName author: (Nees) Nees
- Dipteracanthus strictusName author: Nees
- Hygrophila illinoiensisName author: A.Gray
- Ruellia bifloraName author: Balb. ex Nees
- Ruellia foliosaName author: Schwein. ex Nees
- Ruellia oblongifoliaName author: Nees
- Ruellia ovataName author: Nees
- Ruellia strepens f. albaName author: Steyerm.
- Ruellia strepens f. cleistanthaName author: (A.Gray) S.McCoy
- Ruellia strepens f. strepensName author: Not supplied
- Ruellia strepens var. cleistanthaName author: A.Gray
- Ruellia strepens var. micranthaName author: (Engelm. & A.Gray) Britton
- Ruellia vincifloraName author: DC. ex Nees
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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