ACANTHACEAE
Ruellia nudiflora
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habit--Ruellia nudiflora is a summer-flowering herbaceous perennial | flower--is this a dicot or a monocot flower? Can you find the stamens and style? Why do you think they are pushed to one side of the corolla? |
is this flower actinomorphic or zygomorphic? | Ruellia has long corolla tubes! |
sepals--the sepals are linear | leaves--what kind of venation is present? |
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are the leaves opposite or alternate in Ruellia? | กก |
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