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Ruellia elegans in Assam

March 8 , 2025 53 days 249 0
  • Ruellia elegans, an invasive plant from Brazil, recorded for the first time in Assam’s oil town Digboi.
  • It is a flowering plant native to Latin America, invasive to India.
  • India has 6 native species of Ruellia namely, beddomei, ciliata, malabarica, patula, sibua, and sivarajanii.

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