Ruellia tuberosa L. – minnie root, fever root, snapdragon root, sheep potato, popping pod, duppy gun, cracker plant (syn.
rjˈuːəlˌiə tˌuːbɚɹˈoʊsə ˈɛl. mˈɪni ɹˈuːt, fˈiːvɚ ɹˈuːt, snˈæpdɹæɡən ɹˈuːt, ʃˈiːp pətˈeɪɾoʊ, pˈɑːpɪŋ pˈɑːd, dˈuːpi ɡˈʌn, kɹˈækɚ plˈænt sˈɪn.