Ruellia elegans Poir.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Ruellia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 2-3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Ruellia elegans leaf picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ruellia elegans flower picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ruellia elegans world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, Barbados, Jamaica, Martinique, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54035-1
WFO ID wfo-0001263659
COL ID 4TN2W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630577
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Synonyms

Arrhostoxylum formosum Asystasia formosa Ruellia elegans Arrhostoxylum formosa Stemonacanthus formosus Arrhostoxylon silvaccola var. montanum