Ruellia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ruellia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – wild petunias, principally of the Americas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Acanthaceae – family; Acanthoideae – subfamily; Ruellieae – tribe; Ruelliinae – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ruellia tuberosa (minnieroot, violet wild petunia) – type species
References
- “Ruellia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Ruellia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ruellia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ruellia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons