Ruellia affinis

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]

Ruellia affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species:
R. affinis
Binomial name
Ruellia affinis

Description
Flower

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 Northeast and Southeast regions of Brazil in the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo. The species is found in the phytogeographic domain of the Atlantic forest, in regions with rain forest vegetation.[5]

  • Leaf detail
    Leaf detail
  • Habit
    Habit
  • Abaxial side of leaf
    Abaxial side of leaf

References
  1. Ruellia affinis (Schrad.) T.Anderson The Plant List. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. Ruellia affinis (Schrad.) T.Anderson Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. RED RUELLIA – Ruellia affinis 125mm pot rare Weslor Flowers Plant Nursery. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. Ruellia affinis, Ruellia elegans Top Tropicals. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. 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.
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