Ruellia nitens is a species of flowering plant native to the Cerrado vegetation of central and northeastern Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ruellia |
| Species: | R. nitens
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| Binomial name | |
| Ruellia nitens | |
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References edit
- ^ Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
External links edit
- (in Portuguese) Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste: Ruellia nitens
- (in Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Dipteracanthus nitens
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