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Showing Ruellia tuberosa
- APC
- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Asteranae(superordo)
- Lamiales(ordo)
- Acanthaceae(fam.)
- Ruellia(gen.)
- tuberosa(sp.)
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Type: "Habitat in Jamaica."
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Text: There has been a marked spread of R.tuberosa L. in 10 years in the Northern Territory, and there are now records for this species as naturalised in Queensland and Western Australia. It has also been collected as a troublesome weed (Dorney 62).
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APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)