Ruellia angustifolia

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Britton's wild petunia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species: R. angustifolia
Binomial name
Ruellia angustifolia
Sessé et Moc.

Britton's wild petunia or Mexican Bluebell (syn. Arrhostoxylum microphyllum, Blechum angustifolium (Sw.) R.Br.), Cryphiacanthus angustifolius Nees, Ruellia brittoniana Leonard, Ruellia ignorantiae Herter, Ruellia microphylla Lindau, Ruellia spectabilis Britton, Ruellia tweediana Griseb.) is an ornamental plant native of Argentina, Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation of Brazil, Mexico and Paraguay.

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