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Jammy mouth or jêmbekkie
Ruttya fruticosa
About
Ruttya fruticosa, also known as jammy mouth or jêmbekkie, is a shrub which is native to Africa. It can be found in South Somalia to Tanzania and in the woodlands of Dhofar, Oman. The name Ruttya was named in honour of Dr John Rutty and fruticosa means shrubby and refers to the habit of the plant .
- Family
- Acanthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ruttya fruticosa
- Slug
- ruttya-fruticosa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruttya
- Species
- fruticosa
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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