Nicoteba betonica Lindau

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Nicoteba

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.8-1.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use invertebrate food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (flower), Edema (flower), Furunculosis (flower), Diarrhea (leaf), Earache (leaf), Edema (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Insect bites and stings (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Diarrhea (root), Edema (root), Fever (root), Furunculosis (root), Boil (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diarrhea (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Nicoteba betonica world distribution map, present in Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Malaysia, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Sudan, South Sudan, eSwatini, Seychelles, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52612-1
WFO ID wfo-0000379905
COL ID 47CYX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 841748
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Justicia lupulina Adhatoda arenaria Adhatoda betonica Adhatoda cheiranthifolia Adhatoda lupulina Justicia antidota Justicia betonica Dicliptera trinervia Gendarussa arenaria Gendarussa betonica Adhatoda ramosissima Adhatoda trinervia Adhatoda variegata Dicliptera lupulina Ecbolium betonica Gendarussa ramosissima Gendarussa trinervia Justicia trinervia Nicoteba trinervia Justicia uninervis Justicia cheiranthifolia Justicia pallidior Justicia pseudobetonica Adhatoda variegata var. pallidior Betonica frutescens Justicia ramosissima Justicia betonicifolia Ecbolium trinervium Nicoteba betonica