Ruellia ovata Cav. Dataset Rank SPECIES Published in Cav. (1795). In: Ic. 3: 28. T. 254. Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Lamiales family Acanthaceae genus Dyschoriste species Dyschoriste linearis Name Homonyms Ruellia ovata Cav. Ruellia ovata Thunb. Ruellia ovata Gouan ex Nees Ruellia ovata Gouan Ruellia ovata C.B.Clarke