ACANTHACEAE

Ruellia nudiflora

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habit--Ruellia nudiflora is a summer-flowering herbaceous perennial flower--is this a dicot or a monocot flower?  Can you find the stamens and style?  Why do you think they are pushed to one side of the corolla?

is this flower actinomorphic or zygomorphic? Ruellia has long corolla tubes!
sepals--the sepals are linear leaves--what kind of venation is present?
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are the leaves opposite or alternate in Ruellia? กก

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