Ruellia patula Oliv. Dataset International Plant Names Index Rank SPECIES Published in in F. L. James, Unkn. Horn of Afr., Append. (1888) 321. Classification kingdom Plantae family Acanthaceae species Ruellia patula Name Homonyms Ruellia patula Oliv. Ruellia patula Jacq. Ruellia patula Salzm. ex Nees, 1847 Ruellia patula Hort.Par. ex Nees, 1847