Ruellia devosiana Hort.Makoy ex É.Morren

Brazilian wild petunia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Ruellia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.3-0.45m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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) 10-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ruellia devosiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Ruellia devosiana world distribution map, present in Brazil and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53993-1
WFO ID wfo-0000401782
COL ID 4TMZS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ruellia devosiana Dipteracanthus devosianus