Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Ecbolium

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (leaf), Eczema (leaf), Neoplasms (leaf), Pathologic constriction (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Headache (root), Jaundice (root), Menorrhagia (root), Neoplasms (root), Cardiovascular diseases (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Dysuria (whole plant), Gout (whole plant)
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Images

Flower

Ecbolium viride flower picture by Arvind Kulkarni (cc-by-sa)
Ecbolium viride flower picture by Uday Wali (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ecbolium viride world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:48609-1
WFO ID wfo-0000659589
COL ID 6DTPC
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ecbolium viride Justicia orbiculata Justicia viridis Ecbolium linneanum var. rotundifolium Ecbolium viride var. chandrasekariana