Family: Acanthaceae
Synonym: Asystasia
dalzelliana var. alba V.S.A.Kumar
& Deepalekshmi, Asystasia violacea
Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Evergreen and Semi-Evergreen forests, on higher hill plains and road cuttings
Distribution:
Tropical Asia and Africa
Flowering and
Fruiting: July-January
Key identification
features: Erect or diffuse herbs. Leaves opposite, broadly
ovate to elliptic. Flowers in terminal or subterminal secund racemes. Capsule
calvate, stalked, pubescent, beaked. Seeds orbicular or angular.
Uses: Anti-arthritis
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