Wild Flowering Plants
| Acanthaceae family Ruellia tuberosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 635. 1753. Ti patat. Minnieroot. Indigenous common herb of dry open areas, especially coastal. Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Barthélemy, Barbuda, Antigua, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, La Désirade, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Greater Antilles, Mesoamerica, South America, Old World. Local medicinal uses |
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