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Ruellia acutangula is a small shrub from the Cerrado of eastern Brazil, related to the popular houseplant Ruellia brittoniana. It is grown in warm, bright conditions and needs regular moisture while it is actively growing.
Ruellia acutangula is a plant native to the Cerrado vegetation of Brazil.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ruellia acutangula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
