Ruellia makoyana Hort.Makoy ex Closon

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Ruellia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.45-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.8
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 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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

Leaf

Ruellia makoyana leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ruellia makoyana flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ruellia makoyana world distribution map, present in Brazil and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54287-1
WFO ID wfo-0001223751
COL ID 6X9PT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446875
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ruellia portellae Dipteracanthus makoyanus Dipteracanthus portellae Ruellia makoyana