Much branched small shrub ; up to 1 m tall . Stems erect to ascending , branching from base , green to greyish green , pubescent . Leaves 25–70 × 15–40 mm , ovate to ovate-oblong , apex obtuse , base rounded to shortly cuneate , margins entire or undulate , pubescent ; petiole up to 2 cm . Inflorescences 1–3 , in the axils of leaves . Flowers violet to pale purple , funnel-shaped , short-lived ; calyx 10–15 mm , 5-lobed with linear-lanceolate lobes ; corolla violet to pale purple , funnel-shaped , expanded and 5-lobed above ; tube ± 15 mm ; lobes ± 5 mm ; stamens 4 ; anthers parallel ; style persisting in mature capsule . Fruit capsule , ± 15–20 mm , ellipsoid , greenish when mature , finely pubescent with adpressed hairs , many-seeded . Seeds 3–4 × 3–4 mm , flat , orbicular , grey to brown . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
No Data
Not Evaluated (NE)
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees
Ruellia patula var. prostrata (Poir.) Chiov.
No data
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Bell Weed
Prostrate Wild Petunia
Black Weed
Not recorded yet.
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.nparks.gov.sg *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
