Ruellia

Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Distribution
Ruellia (rights holder: 2010 Moorea Biocode)© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)

Wild Petunia

Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias. They are not closely related to petunias (Petunia) although both genera belong to the same euasterid clade. The genus was named in honor of Jean Ruelle, herbalist and physician to Francis I of France and translator of several works of Dioscorides. Apart from the numerous formerly independent genera nowadays conside... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)

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Definition
Parent Taxon
Acanthaceae
Species
Taxonomic Completion
0.37%
1 of 269 accepted Species
Global Pollen Project UUID
6fb6abe6-3784-4090-94a6-f5bb7a98a956
Botanical Reference
None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources

This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.

The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility