Ruellia multifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial or subshrub native to west-central, southern, and southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay.[1]

Ruellia multifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species:
R. multifolia
Binomial name
Ruellia multifolia
(Nees) Lindau (1895)
Varieties[1]
  • Ruellia multifolia var. multifolia
  • Ruellia multifolia var. viscosissima (Nees) C.Ezcurra
Synonyms[1]

Dipteracanthus multifolius Nees (1847)

Two varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Ruellia multifolia var. multifolia (synonyms Dipteracanthus multifolius var. multiflorus Nees and Ruellia subdentata Klotzsch ex Nees) – west-central, southern, and southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay
  • Ruellia multifolia var. viscosissima (Nees) C.Ezcurra (synonyms Dipteracanthus viscosissimus Nees, Ruellia viscosissima (Nees) Lindau, Dipteracanthus glandulosopunctatus Nees, and Ruellia glandulosopunctata (Nees) Lindau) – southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay

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