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Ruellia repens  L.

Creeping Ruellia

Plants > Angiosperms > Acanthaceae > ​​​Ruellia repens
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species: repens

  • Common names: Creeping Ruellia
  • Thai names: จ๊าหอม cha hom (Nakhon Ratchasima), ต้อยติ่งเลื้อย toi ting lueai (Central), ฟ้าแมง fa maeng (Nakhon Ratchasima)
  • Chinese names: 楠草 nan cao​
  • Distribution: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chonburi
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Ruellia repens from Thailand.
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Ruellia repens Chonburi February
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Ruellia repens Chonburi February
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Ruellia repens Chonburi February

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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