Ruellia angustior

(Ruellia angustior)

Description

Ruellia angustior (syn. Dipteracanthus beyrichianus var. angustior Nees, Eurychanes angustior (Nees) Lindau) is a plant native of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Lamiales

Family:Acanthaceae

Genus:Ruellia

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