Family: Acanthaceae
Synonym: Aetheilema imbricatum
(Forssk.) R.Br., Ruellia imbricata Forssk.
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Semi-evergreen and deciduous forests, also in plains
Distribution: Tropical Africa, India, Indo-China, West China
Flowering &
Fruiting: November-March
Key identification
features: Diffuse herbs,
branches glandular hairy. Leaves in unequal pairs, elliptic, acuminate at both
ends. Axillary spike. Flowers small, scarcely seen above the bracts; corolla
white with pink spots; Capsule glabrous; seeds 4, compressed.
Uses: Can be used as a fodder plant and in traditional medicine and
young leaves can be eaten as a vegetable.
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