Ruellia
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
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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)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... 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