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Ruellia asperula

Synonyms: Stephanophysum asperulum; Stephanophysum asperulum var. hirsutulum; Stephanophysum asperulum var. majus; Stephanophysum hirsutulum (homotypic); Stephanophysum hirsutum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Ruellia asperula (syn. Stephanophysum asperulum Mart. & Nees) is a medicinal plant native to Brazil and classified as 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.
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Predators

Chlorostilbon lucidus (Glittering-bellied Emerald)[1]

Providers

Pollinated by 
Chlorostilbon lucidus (Glittering-bellied Emerald)[1]

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Citations

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♦ 1Las-Casas, F.M.G.; Azevedo-Junior, S.M.; Dias-Filho, M.M. 2012. The community of hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) and the assemblage of flowers in a Caatinga vegetation Brazilian Journal of Biology, v.72, p. 51-58
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0