Ruellia blechum, the green shrimp plant or Browne's blechum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and northern and western South America, and has been introduced to Brazil, Taiwan, many Pacific islands, and the US states of Hawaii, Louisiana and Florida.[1] Its popularity as an ornamental has led to it becoming invasive in places as far flung as Papua New Guinea.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ruellia |
| Species: | R. blechum
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References
edit- ^ a b "Ruellia blechum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Ruellia blechum". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
Common Name: Browne's Blechum, Green Shrimp Plant
- ^ Waterhouse, Barbara M.; Mitchel, Andrew A. (2012). Weeds of tropical Australia: how do they get here? (PDF). Eighteenth Australasian Weeds Conference. Melbourne: Council of Australasian Weed Societies. pp. 9–12.
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