Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
Family | Acanthaceae | Acanthus family, of tropical herbs and shrubs |
Genus | Ruellia | Named for physician and botanist Jean Ruel, whose translation of Dioscorides, Materia medica, written in 65 AD, became the basis for modern pharmaceutical and herbal writing |
Species | humilis | |
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh var. longiflora A. Gray
Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. calvescens Fernald
Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. depauperata Tharp & F.A. Barkley
Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. expansa Fernald
Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. frondosa Fernald
Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. longiflora (A. Gray) Fernald
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