Ruellia cordata (?)
Observed blooming in savanna habitat off Magadi Road south of Kiserian, Kenya, Africa. Dec. 2015.
LEAVES: The opposite leaves are rounded with a heart-shaped base and beset with
pubescence.
HERBACEOUS: Herbaceous growth very low and essentially prostrate on
ground. A few stems reaching 30 cm above the soil.
FLOWERS: About 17 mm in diameter and slightly bilaterally symmetrical.
RANGE: One of several species of Ruellia found in at mid to higher elevation areas in Kenya.
FRUIT: A two-valved, flattened capsule that springs open when the seeds
are ripe and ready to be dispersed.
UNARMED.
