IUCN Status
: Not Applicable
Author: Neetu Kumari
Hi! Neetu this side, I'm a keen observer of the nature around me since my childhood and I always wanted to share the beauty of the mother nature with others too, so, I'm here to share my observations about plants.
- Adhatoda vasica Nees, Adhatoda adhatoda (L.) Huth, Adeloda serrata Raf.
- Naturally grown
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It is a wild, native shrub.
It is used for curing respiratory system related problems in folkmedicine since ages and it is mentioned in Ayurvedic scriptures for treating cough, asthma and colds.
Sources: POWO, Flowers of India, Gurcharan Singh.
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Justicia adhatoda: Habit
Habit: shrub -
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Justicia adhatoda: Leaves
Leaves: Opposite and decussate, simple, ovate, entire margin, reticulate venation. -
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Justicia adhatoda: Inflorescence and Flowers (White)
Inflorescence: Terminal spike. Flower: Bracteate, bracteolate, sessile, complete, zygomorphic,, bisexual, hypogynous, pentamerous, cyclic. Calyx: 5, gamosepalous (slightly connate at base), imbricate, green, persistent, inferior. Corolla: 5, gamopetalous, bilabiate, 2/3, white, inferior. Androecium: 2, laterally placed, anthers bithecous, basifixed. Gynoecium: Bicarpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, placentation axile, ovary seated on a nectary, style simple, curved, stigma bilobed. Fruit: Capsule, seeds seated on Jaculators; characteristics feature of Acanthaceae family.
