Ruellia macrantha

? Christmas Pride
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida 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.

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

External links

• Ruellia macrantha Photo
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Ruellia macrantha
• List of taxa in the Virtual Herbarium Of The New York Botanical Garden: Ruellia macrantha
• Template:Pt icon List of taxa in the Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia: Ruellia macrantha