Ruellia macrantha
| Christmas Pride | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ruellia |
| Species: | R. macrantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruellia macrantha Mart. ex Nees | |
Ruellia macrantha (Christmas Pride) is a plant native of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil, which is usually used like an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.