Ruellia Asperula

Ruellia asperula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Ruellia
Species:	R. asperula
Binomial name
	Ruellia asperula; Benth. & Hook.f.

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ruellia asperula (syn. Stephanophysum asperulum Mart. & Nees) is a medicinal plant native to Brazil and growing in 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.

External links

Floral Traits and Pollination Systems in the Caatinga, a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest by Isabel Cristina Machado and Ariadna Valentina Lopes
Ruellia asperula
(in Portuguese) Ruellia asperula