Ruellia simplex C. Wright

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Ruellia simplex

Photo: Mark Hyde
18, Alveston Avenue, Borrowdale, Harare

Ruellia simplex

Photo: Mark Hyde
18, Alveston Avenue, Borrowdale, Harare

Ruellia simplex

Photo: Mark Hyde
18, Alveston Avenue, Borrowdale, Harare

Ruellia simplex

Photo: Mark Hyde
18, Alveston Avenue, Borrowdale, Harare

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Synonyms: Cryphiacanthus angustifolius Nees
Ruellia angustifolia (Nees) Lindau
Ruellia brittoniana Leonard
Common names: Britton's wild petunia (English) Mexican bluebell (English) Mexican petunia (English)
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ruellia simplex
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ruellia simplex
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ruellia simplex
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ruellia simplex
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iNaturalist: Ruellia simplex
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ruellia simplex
JSTOR Plant Science: Ruellia simplex
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ruellia simplex
Plants of the World Online: Ruellia simplex
Tropicos: Ruellia simplex
Wikipedia: Ruellia simplex


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Ruellia simplex.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=228550, retrieved 2 April 2025

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