| Name | Ruellia ovata Thunberg |
| Authorship | Thunberg |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Ruellia Linnaeus |
| Citation | 1800 Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 104 |
| Holdings | 3 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Ruellia ovata Thunberg |
| Identification made in | [no date] (3) |