Local Name: Botanical Name: Family: Found in Zone No.

µé͵Ôè§ Ruellia tuberosa Linn. ACANTHACEAE 4

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Descriptions :
Annual herb ; 20-40 cm. tall, stem hairy. Leaves: opposite, simple, elliptic, entire, round apex, base crenate,3-4 x 7-9 cm. Infflorescence; cymose type, axillary. Flower; bisexual, 3-4 x 5-6 cm, pedicel 2-3 cm long, sepal 5, synsepalous, green, petal 5, purple, tubular(infundibular). Stamen 4, (didinamous), pistil; superior ovary, 2 cells. Fruit; capsule (pod) with 7-8 seeds each. Seed; small, black.