Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
bignoniiflora: with flowers resembling a Bignonia (Bignoniaceae)
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ruellia bignoniiflora (Lindau) S. Moore Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153390
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Perennial herb, 30-60 cm tall. Leaves opposite, ovate, up to 6.5 cm long, densely hairy, somewhat sticky. Flowers axillary, solitary held in ovate, hairy bracteoles. Corolla white with a long narrow tube up to 9 cm long.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ruellia bignoniiflora (Lindau) S. Moore Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153390
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Southern Sudan and Ethiopia to Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ruellia bignoniiflora (Lindau) S. Moore Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153390
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
