Ruellia praetermissa Schweinf. ex Lindau

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Ruellia

Characteristics

White or blue-purple flowers, the corolla pubescent, outside, 1 in. or more long.
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A semi-woody herb. It grows 30-40 cm high.
A decumbent undershrub
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in undergrowth in secondary forest and grassland savannah in West Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Ruellia praetermissa world distribution map, present in Burundi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54446-1
WFO ID wfo-0000401002
COL ID 4TNFC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ruellia praetermissa