Ruellia affinis
Ruellia patula
Jacq. Species
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- Botanical name
- Ruellia patula
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Ruellia patula
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Ruellia patula but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Barleria sudanica
Dipteracanthus erectus
Dipteracanthus matutinus
Dipteracanthus ocymoides
Dipteracanthus pallidus
Dipteracanthus patulus
Dipteracanthus patulus var. obtusior
Dipteracanthus sudanicus
Petalidium patulum
Ruellia aromatica
Ruellia axillaris
Ruellia bracteophylla
Ruellia concavifolia
Ruellia erecta
Ruellia erecta var. elongata
Ruellia gongodes
Ruellia huttonii
Ruellia ibbensis
Ruellia matutina
Ruellia ocymoides
Ruellia ovata
Ruellia pallida
Ruellia patula var. dumicola
Ruellia patula var. erythraea
Ruellia patula var. pubescens
Ruellia socotrana
Ruellia sudanica
Others in Ruellia
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