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Ruellia
Also called Ruellias, Wild Petunias
Ruellia is a large genus of flowering plants, often sold as wild petunias or ruellias, many of them grown as ornamentals. Most are easy, tolerant plants that do well in warm conditions with good light.
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 (1474–1537), herbalist and physician to Francis I of France and translator of several works of Dioscorides.
Numerous formerly independent genera are nowadays considered synonymous with Ruellia, including Blechum, Eusiphon, and Ulleria. Acanthopale and Polylychnis are considered a distinct genera.
Ruellia affinis · Ruellia asperula · Browne's Blechum · Tropical wild petunia · Brazilian wild petunia · Brazilian Petunia · Fringeleaf wild petunia · Monkey Plant · Softseed Wild Petunia · Limestone wild petunia · Minnieroot
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