Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Botany picture #59: Ruellia longipedunculata


Ruellia longipedunculata (Acanthaceae), Bolivia, 2007. Ruellia is one of the largest genera of the Acanths. The American species that I am familiar with are mostly butterfly- or, as in this case, hummingbird-pollinated. The species shown here is a shrub and grows in eastern Bolivia.

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