''Ruellia multifolia'' is a species of

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in the family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...

. It is a perennial or subshrub native to west-central, southern, and southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay. Two varieties are accepted: *''Ruellia multifolia'' var. ''multifolia'' (

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''Dipteracanthus multifolius'' var. ''multiflorus'' and ''Ruellia subdentata'' ) – west-central, southern, and southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay *''Ruellia multifolia'' var. ''viscosissima'' (synonyms ''Dipteracanthus viscosissimus'' , ''Ruellia viscosissima'' , ''Dipteracanthus glandulosopunctatus'' , and ''Ruellia glandulosopunctata'' ) – southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay

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multifolia Flora of Northeast Argentina Flora of South Brazil Flora of Southeast Brazil Flora of West-Central Brazil Flora of Paraguay {{Acanthaceae-stub