Ruellia makoyana

Ruellia makoyana, the monkey plant or trailing velvet plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceaenative to Brazil. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, with white-veined hairy leaves and trumpet-shaped pink flowers in summer.[1]

Ruellia makoyana
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R. makoyanaBalboa Park (San Diego)
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Acanthaceae
Genus:Ruellia
Species:
R. makoyana
Binomial name
Ruellia makoyana
Hort.Makoy ex Closon


With a minimum temperature of 12 °C (54 °F), in temperate regions R. makoyana is grown indoors as a houseplant. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. 


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