Ruellia elegans

Ruellia elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Ruellia
Species:	R. elegans
Binomial name
	Ruellia elegans Poir. (1816)
Synonyms
	Arrhostoxylum elegans(Poir.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek. (1948); Arrhostoxylum formosumNees (1847); Arrhostoxylum roseumNees (1847); Arrhostoxylum silvaccola var. montanumNees (1847); Asystasia formosaT.Anderson (1868); Ruellia formosaAndrews (1810), nom. illeg.; Ruellia rosea(Nees) W.Bull (1878); Ruellia speciosaMart. ex Nees (1847), not validly publ.; Ruellia superbaD.Dietr. (1821); Stemonacanthus formosusT.Anderson (1868);

Ruellia elegans is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to eastern and southern Brazil,^[1] where it grows in the Cerrado ecoregion.

It is used as an ornamental plant, and it is pollinated by hummingbirds. Large scarlet-red blooms on & off from spring until first frost. Can take full sun with adequate moisture like in a tropical location but best in shade. Generally deer-resistant.

References

^ ^a ^bRuellia elegans Poir.Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

La Rue, Carl D. Intumescences on Poplar Leaves. I. Structure and Development [American Journal of Botany], Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan., 1933), pp. 1–17 JSTOR 2435992

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Ruellia elegans

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Ruellia
Species:	R. elegans
Binomial name
*Ruellia elegans* Poir. (1816)
Synonyms^[1]
Arrhostoxylum elegans(Poir.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek. (1948) Arrhostoxylum formosumNees (1847) Arrhostoxylum roseumNees (1847) Arrhostoxylum silvaccola var. montanumNees (1847) Asystasia formosaT.Anderson (1868) Ruellia formosaAndrews (1810), nom. illeg. Ruellia rosea(Nees) W.Bull (1878) Ruellia speciosaMart. ex Nees (1847), not validly publ. Ruellia superbaD.Dietr. (1821) Stemonacanthus formosusT.Anderson (1868)