Ruellia affinis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ruellia |
| Species: | R. affinis
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Ruellia affinis, also known as red ruellia or wild petunia, is a vine native to Brazil, which is usually used as an ornamental plant.[2]
Description
Growing to around 1–1.2 metres tall in a bright shady area, the plant is a rambling shrub that features short-petioled elliptic leaves that are 5 inches in length.[3]
It is a winter-bloomer with showy, 2-inch wide scarlet-coloured trumpet flowers, in addition to being a vine, which is unusual for a ruellia species.[4]
Habitat
The species is endemic to
Atlantic forest, in regions with rain forest vegetation.[5]
Gallery
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References
- ^ Ruellia affinis (Schrad.) T.Anderson The Plant List. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ RED RUELLIA – Ruellia affinis 125mm pot rare Weslor Flowers Plant Nursery. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Ruellia affinis, Ruellia elegans Top Tropicals. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Floristics of flowering plants from the understory of atlantic remnants in Bahia, Brazil Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2022.