Wild Flowering Plants
| Acanthaceae
family Ruellia blechum Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 2: 1120. 1759 “blechnu.” Syn.: Blechum brownei Jussieu (1807). Syn.: Blechum pyramidatum (Lamarck) Urban (1918). Zo nwè. Fonn san. Indigenous trailing very common herb of open disturbed areas. Found throughout the island except at higher elevations. West Indies, Mesoamerica, South America. Local medicinal uses |
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