Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ruellia strepens
Scientific Name and Description
Ruellia strepens L.
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Dipteracanthus micranthus Engelm. & A.Gray
Dipteracanthus oblongatus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens C.Presl
Dipteracanthus strepens var. calycinus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens var. clandestinus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens var. dillenii Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens f. pedunculatus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens var. strictus (Nees) Nees
Dipteracanthus strictus Nees
Hygrophila illinoiensis A.Gray
Ruellia biflora Balb. ex Nees
Ruellia foliosa Schwein. ex Nees
Ruellia oblongifolia Nees
Ruellia ovata Nees
Ruellia strepens f. alba Steyerm.
Ruellia strepens var. cleistantha A.Gray
Ruellia strepens f. cleistantha (A.Gray) S.McCoy
Ruellia strepens var. micrantha (Engelm. & A.Gray) Britton
Ruellia vinciflora DC. ex Nees
Dipteracanthus oblongatus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens C.Presl
Dipteracanthus strepens var. calycinus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens var. clandestinus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens var. dillenii Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens f. pedunculatus Nees
Dipteracanthus strepens var. strictus (Nees) Nees
Dipteracanthus strictus Nees
Hygrophila illinoiensis A.Gray
Ruellia biflora Balb. ex Nees
Ruellia foliosa Schwein. ex Nees
Ruellia oblongifolia Nees
Ruellia ovata Nees
Ruellia strepens f. alba Steyerm.
Ruellia strepens var. cleistantha A.Gray
Ruellia strepens f. cleistantha (A.Gray) S.McCoy
Ruellia strepens var. micrantha (Engelm. & A.Gray) Britton
Ruellia vinciflora DC. ex Nees
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | limestone wild petunia, limestone ruellia, smooth wild petunia, wild petunia |
| Sanskrit | grendietagarum |
| Tamil | kirandi dakaram, kiranti takaram, kirendinayagum |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
References
Literature
Literature
- MATERIA INDICA Author - WHITELAW AINSLIE
THE SIDDHA FORMULARY OF INDIA Author - Govt. of India
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Ruellia strepens. (2022, December 22). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruellia_strepens