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Genus: Ruttya
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids > Euasterid I > Order: Lamiales > Family: Acanthaceae
There are three species; African with one species, Ruttya ovata,
occurring in southern Africa and another species cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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