| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Ruellia woodii C.B.Clarke |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 13 (1901) |
| Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 400-1500m |
| Description | long white hirsute, leaves to 4cm, elliptic or ovate, subobtuse, at base tapered or rounded, petiolate, bracts oblong, calyx lobes unequal, linear, flowers axillary |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |