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POTPOTI, Wayside Tuberrose, bluebell, Waterkanon, Watrakanu, Minnie Root, Iron root, Feverroot, Popping pod, Ruwel (Marathi);
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Acanthaceae Fortnight SN 01 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)
Ruellia tuberosa L., weeds in the garden and roadside,


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ACANTHACEAE FORTNIGHT:: Ruellia tuberosa from Panipat:: NS MARCH 39/39 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
This occasionally wild Ruellia is also grown in flower beds.. sharing the pics from Panipat, Ruellia tuberosa, please approve/improve ..

how would one know? i think i read it in one thread this fortnight that one almost has to dig up the plant to know if its a tuberosa


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Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Ruellia tuberosa :: Ovalekar Wadi :: ARKMAR-79/91 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Attached is a picture of Ruellia tuberosa captured at Ovalekar Wadi in September 2012.


 


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Another cultivated, garden plant.

 


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Attached are pictures of unopened buds of Ruellia tuberosa captured at Jijamata Udyan in August 2014.

Please validate.


Yes, id is possible.


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sk2015sept01/01 – Ruellia tuberosa L. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)
We have many threads on this species in our database. One very similar looking is R. nudiflora (Engelm. & A.Gray) Urb. I offered my view regarding the two species in a thread during acanthaceae fotnight – efi thread.
For the past one and a half hour i was trying to get more data on the two species, nothing found except several herbaria and protologues –
The matter gets more complicated by the fact that the first link above informs that R. nudiflora is R. tuberosa non Linn.!
I am pretty sure about the species I see around, a wild one now or may we call naturalised. Ref. Lucid Central
More recent description of nudiflora can be viewed at –
Rather recent herbarium, collected in host country can be viewed at Lib utaxas. The species has much longer corolla tube and shorter capsules. More photographs of this 2nd species which I do not know can be accessed at wild flower. KEW also hosts several “type” herb. reflecting longer corolla tube. At the same time KEW also hosts one isosyntype – Herbcat.
However, sepals and capsules in R. tuberosa L. seems longer, cylindrical than the nudiflora.

Or maybe someday somebody would tell us R. tuberosa L. and R. tuberosa non L. are two var. of same taxon!


This is R. tuberosa L., a naturalised species throughout India.

So, threads with similar looking species can safely be identified with it provided the plant is found naturally occurring or occurring in the wild.
I do not have KEY or description of ornamental Ruellia, be it nudiflora or something other.


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SK755 25 SEP-2017:ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)
Location:  New Town Eco Park
                 Kolkata, India
Date: 10 September 2017
Elevation : 25 ft.
Ruellia ………???

Yes. Pl. check comparative images at efi site.


Pl. check with images at

https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a–-l/a/acanthaceae/ruellia/ruellia-tuberosa


Could not ID !


I think it is close as per comparative images as leaves and calyx match.


Thank you …!
Ruellia tuberosa L.
Nepali Name : बहुमूल Bahumool



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Purple flower(Samir Takaochi 3):
Place:Chennai
Type: May be garden
Diameter of flower: 5cm
Height: 40cm


– Yes Ruellia tuberosa very common in bengal


– This is a very common weed in Chennai.  Whenever it rains these plant used to come up and fill the field near my house in Chennai. Fruit dehiscence is a special feature.



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20042011NVR1 Plant for ID:
Plant found through out the year at Verna, Goa



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Acanthaceae Week: Ruellia tuberosa from Uruli Kanchan, Pune: Sending photos of Ruellia tuberosa
Also known as  Wayside Tuberose  (Thanks Dr. .. for identification)
Place : Uruli Kanchan, Pune
Date  :  May 2010

It is reported from Delhi, but never seen it. I fear the report may have been due to misidentification of R. simplex which is so common on Ridge in Delhi and not to be missed, has not been reported.



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Ruellia tuberosa ? from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-2:

Is this Ruellia tuberosa L. ?
Species : UNKNOWN
Habit & Habitat : wild herb of 1 to 2 ft height, roadside
Date : 17/03/12, 22/03/12, 24/03/12

Place : Hooghly (WB)


yes, definately Ruellia tuberosa.



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Ornamental Plant for ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 210113 : AK-1:  Saw these ornamental plants in Lalbagh, Bangalore on 25/7/2012, growing under a huge tree.

Purple flowers, large leaves.
Plants about two feet in height.
Could be some Petunia or Ruellia species.

Id please.


Seems to be Ruellia tuberosa


Ruellia tuberosa, a common weed in Chennai gardens.


I second … and … Ruellia tuberosa L of Acanthaceae.


Does it have variable leaves?


First picture growing in my garden.

Next two of Ruellia seen in Lalbagh a week ago with much bigger leaves.

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…, the first picture seems to be of Ruellia brittoniana (syn of Ruellia simplex). Please wait for validating comments.

The next two pictures of Ruellia sp. … I am not sure of.


I thought my first picture was….. Flowers of India

Second and third were…
Only the first picture under Violet Wild Petunia, second looks different. Looks closer to Ruellia brittoniana (syn of Ruellia simplex). 

Please correct me if wrong.


Images at FOI do not clearly show the sepals which are diagnostic along with the leaves as flowers look similar in most of the Ruellia species.

Your 1st image also does not show the sepals.
Pl. check

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I could locate a couple of pictures. Same as the plant DSCN0405 posted today. This plant has the twigs falling down, not erect. Plant does not grow much in height. Will this info help?


Plant name is Ruellia tuberosa, Acanthaceae family member


As suggested earlier, for me,  the second and third are R.tuberosa . Please check all the vegetative characters including the roots (fusiform) as well for confirmation..


Thanks for the id.

I am really confused with these Ruellia Species.



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Hooghly Today : (this is what i know as) Ruellia tuberosa L. :  Attachments (8).  1 post by 1 author.
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Ruellia sp. : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 4 authors.

Id these two Ruellia sps.
At Akshi beach, Alibag


May be R tuberosa and R rivularis


… is right. Most probably Ruellia tuberosa of Acanthaceae.


First pic is Ruellia tuberosa and the second one is Dipterocanthus prostratus (R. prostrata)



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Dattaji Salvi Udyan  Thane

Date: May 10, 2018 … Altitude: about 11 m (36 feet) asl
Ruellia ¿ species ?  


Must be Ruellia tuberosa for sure.



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SK 2451 11 February 2020 (mixed thread): first 5 correct images- 7 mb each.

Location :  Koh Chang, Thailand
Date: 09 December 2019
Elevation : MSL
Habitat : Wild

Ruellia prostrata Poir. ??


I think more closer to Ruellia tuberosa rather than Ruellia prostrata



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On 15/5/08 at Sanjeevaiah Park, Hyderabad, AP. 22/6/08; on 12/9/09/ 10.30 a.m. in Butterfly Park within Zoo Park in Hyderabad; in Uruli Kanchan Ashram, Pune- 15/5/2010; Kolkata- Sept’10; 16.9.10- Near Panaji Church, Goa; For Id 120708JM – indiantreepix | Google Groups


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Ruellia for ID from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GS15012020-1 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Another possible Ruellia, Lal Bagh Bangalore, September 29, 2015. Please help with ID.

Ruellia tuberosa L. ??


Ruellia tuberosa confirmed by … and two other members on Facebook Indian Flora.



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Ruellias?? : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Could you help to identify this plant?
Name: Ruellias sp????
Location: Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar
Date: 23 June 2020

Ruellia tuberosa ??


Thanks, …, for the id.

Yes, matches with images at Ruellia tuberosa



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Re: Blue flower : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6)
Agartala Tripura
Kindly identify this

Ruellia prostrata ??


Thanks, …, I think more close to Ruellia tuberosa rather than Ruellia prostrata

Thank you … I think this is Ruellia tuberosa


Ruellia tuberosa

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Attached is a lone picture of Ruellia tuberosa captured in a cultivated garden in Mumbai in April 2013.
The leaves look different though.

Appearance suggests the ID is correct cannot be ascertained without calyx view.


… correct


Yes, I also agree as per images and details at Ruellia tuberosa L.

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090521AB2 ID Request: 5 images.
ID, please.
Date/Time- May 9, 2021; 02:30 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Wardha, Maharashtra; 200 m altitude
Habitat- Garden
Plant Habit- Herb 
Plant Height- 20 cm height
Leaves Size- 8-10 cm length
Flowers Size/ Colour- 5 cm length; Light Purple corolla


Ruellia tuberosa


I concur with … ID.


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Goa, August 2021 :: Ruellia tuberosa :: ARK2021-116:
Ruellia tuberosa
This was clicked near Varca, South Goa in August 2021.


Yes !


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Ruellia tuberosa L. :: Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · JUN23 DV417: 1 image.

Ruellia tuberosa L.
Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · 11:46 AM IST :: about 14 m (46 ft) asl
Many thanks to Bharat Godambe and Nandan Sreejith for validating the ID at iNaturalist

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Ruellia tuberosa L. :: Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · JUN23 DV419: 2 images.

Ruellia tuberosa L.
Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · 11:34 AM IST :: about 14 m (46 ft) asl
Many thanks to Nandan Sreejith for validating the ID at iNaturalist

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Ruellia tuberosa L. :: Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · JUN23 DV421: 2 image.

Ruellia tuberosa L.
Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · 11:31 AM IST :: about 14 m (46 ft) asl
Many thanks to Nandan Sreejith for validating the ID at iNaturalist



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