The Tortoise Club

Plant Name:

Monkey Plant, Mexican Petunia, Wild Petunia

Latin Name:

Ruellia sp.

Plant Type:

Plant

Edible Part:

Leaves, Flowers

About

Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias. They are not closely related to petunias although both genera belong to the same euasterid clade.