- Family : ACANTHACEAE
(Acanthus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ruellia tuberosa L.
- Common name : Way-side Tuberose, Meadow weeds, Minnieroot, Waterkanon
- Vernacular name :
- Habit : Herb
- Comments / notes : Cultivated, also runs wild. Naturalised in India and Malaysia. On plains to hills up to 1000m,wasteland, near habitations.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
- Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mehboobnagar district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district, Chamarajanagar district
- Kerala : Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Odisha : Angul district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Bolangir district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalhandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Keonjhar district, Khurda district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Rayagada district, Sambalpur district, Sundergarh district
- Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : Tropical America
- World Distribution : Tropical America, Malaysia, India
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ruellia tuberosa. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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