Ruellia
| Ruellia | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Ruellia tuberosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Ruellieae |
| Genus: |
Ruellia L. |
| Species | |
|
Many, see text |
|
| Synonyms | |
|
Aphragmia Nees |
|
Many, see text
Aphragmia Nees
Arrhostoxylum Nees
Brunoniella Bremek.
Copioglossa Miers
Cryphiacanthus Nees
Dinteracanthus C.B.Clarke ex Schinz
Dipteracanthus Nees
Endosiphon T.Anderson ex Benth. & Hook.f.
Gymnacanthus Nees
Gymnacanthus Oerst.
Leptosiphonium F.Muell.
Nothoruellia Bremek.
Pararuellia Bremek.
Pattersonia J.F.Gmel.
Sclerocalyx Nees
Stenoschista Bremek.
Stephanophysum Pohl
Tacoanthus Baill.
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 considered synonymous with Ruellia, the segregate genera Blechum, Eusiphon, Polylychnis and Ulleria are often included in Ruellia. Acanthopale, however, is considered a distinct genus.
...
Wikipedia