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Published In: Species Plantarum 1: 15. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Contributor Text: KAMAL AKHTAR MALIK & ABDUL GHAFOOR
Flower/Fruit: Fl. Per.: November-April (plains); July-October (hills).
Type: Type: ‘Habitat in Zeylona’, Herb. Linn. 28/1 (LINN).
Distribution: Distribution: Panama (probably) introduced), Indonesia, Malaya, S.E. Asia, India and Pakistan.
Comment/Acknowledgements: In Pakistan, it does well on waste lands up to 1300 m; it is also cultivated as an ornamental.

Widely used in the Ayurvedic and Unani system of medicine for treating bronchitis, asthma, fever and jaundice on account of the antispasmodic properties of roots and leaves. The leaves contain an alkaloid vasicine and an essential oil.

Illustration: Justicia adhatoda L. (Illustration)
Map Location: B-7 Swat, Ugarh c. 8 miles from Mingora, 11.4.1970, S.I. Ali & S. A. Faruqi 1658 (KUH); Hazara, Havalian, 15.7.1975, S.M.A. Kazmi 562 (KUH); Hazara, 20.8.1972, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 4843 (KUH); 2 miles from Chakdara on way to Tamir Garh, 18.7.1972, Sultanul Abedin 7756 (KUH); Dir-Bajur near Nanargari Bazar, 20.21973, S.M.A. Kazmi 4797 (KUH); C-6 Thal, 19.5.1978, S. Nazimuddin, S. Abedin & Hamidullah 988 (KUH); Kohat, Haji Zer Mast Khan, 10.5.1974, M. Qaiser & Sultanul Abedin 5797 (KUH); C-7 Rawalpindi, near Barakao, 5.4.1978, E. & Y. Nasir 8704 (RAW); Mirpur, Jhelum Dist., 1.51937, K.L. Malhotra 15849 (RAW); Rawalpindi Ayub Park, 7.12.1969, M. Qaiser 242 (KUH); Wah garden, Wah Cantt., 5.5.1969, Sultanul Abedin 2260, (KUH); G-4 Karachi Zoological Garden, 4.12.1962, S.M. Murtuza s.n. (KUH); ibid., 20.11.1965, Saida Qureshi s.n. (KUH).

 

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An erect much branched, gregarious, evergreen shrub, up to 2 (-2.5) m. Stem ± quadrangular to nearly terete, young shoots greyish-pubescent Leaves with (1-) 1.5-3.5 (-4.5) cm long petioles; lamina elliptic-lanceolate, 10-20 x 3.5-8 cm, glabrous above, pubescent on nerves beneath, basally attenuate, entire, acuinate. Flowers white, c. 3 cm long, nearly sessile, in terminal and axillary spikes, up to 10 cm long, 2.5-3 cm broad; bracts leafy, broadly-elliptic, 1.5-2.5 x (0.8) 1-1.5 (-1.8) cm, pubescent; bracteoles elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, 1-1.5 (-2) x 0.3-0.5 cm, acute, minutely pubescent. Calyx 5-lobed, lobes linear-lanceolate, 6-10 x c. 2 mm, acute, puberulous, imbricate. Corolla pale-white, tube 1.2-1.5 cm long, pubescent outside, throat villous, limb 2-lipped, upper lip erect, shortly bifid, galeate, lower lip with 3 elliptic, obtuse lobes. Stamens 2, filaments 1-1.5 cm long, anthers oblong, basally apiculate. Ovary oblong, c. 3 mm long, style 2-2.5 cm long. Capsule stipitate, broadly clavate, c. 2.5 cm long, 4-seeded, pubescent. Seeds ± orbicular, 2-3 mm across, glabrous.
 
 
 
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