| Ruellia asperula | |
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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. asperula |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruellia asperula (Mart. & Nees) Lindau (1895) | |
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Ruellia asperula (syn. Stephanophysum asperulum Mart. & Nees) is a medicinal plant native to eastern Brazil and growing in Caatinga vegetation and Cerrado vegetation. Flowers, leaves, and roots of this plant are usually macerated and used to treat asthma, bronchitis, fever, flu, and uteral inflammation.
References
- Ruellia asperula (Mart. & Nees) Lindau. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
External links
- Floral Traits and Pollination Systems in the Caatinga, a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest by Isabel Cristina Machado and Ariadna Valentina Lopes
- Ruellia asperula
- (in Portuguese) Ruellia asperula
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| Ruellia asperula | |
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