Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C.Ezcurra

Tropical wild petunia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Ruellia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tumor(Abdomen) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ruellia brevifolia habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ruellia brevifolia leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ruellia brevifolia leaf picture by Lais Vitória (cc-by-sa)
Ruellia brevifolia leaf picture by Amaral Amanda (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ruellia brevifolia flower picture by Matthieu Gebus (cc-by-sa)
Ruellia brevifolia flower picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)
Ruellia brevifolia flower picture by Vilma Moreira (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ruellia brevifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Fiji, Guadeloupe, India, Mauritius, Malaysia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Réunion, Sao Tome and Principe, United States of America, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947317-1
WFO ID wfo-0000402028
COL ID 4TMW3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630931
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ruellia ventricosa Ruellia serratitheca Stephanophysum macrandrum Stephanophysum ventricosum Echinacanthus dichotomus Cyrtacanthus corymbosus Ruellia cayenennsis Stephanophysum brevifolium Stephanophysum longifolium Ruellia graecizans Ruellia amoena Stephanophysum longifolium var. microphyllum Ruellia longifolia Ruellia brevifolia