Ruellia asperula

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Ruellia asperula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Ruellia Species: R. asperula
Binomial name
Ruellia asperula Benth. & Hook.f.

Ruellia asperula (syn. Stephanophysum asperulum Mart. & Nees) is a medicinal plant native to Brazil and classified as Caatinga vegetation and Cerrado vegetation. Flowers, leaves, and roots of this plant are usually macerated and used to treat asthma, bronchitis, fever, flu, and uteral inflammation.

[edit] See also

• List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil
• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

[edit] External links

• Floral Traits and Pollination Systems in the Caatinga, a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest by Isabel Cristina Machado and Ariadna Valentina Lopes
• Ruellia asperula
• (Portuguese) Ruellia asperula