Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis (roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Phlogacanthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Parasympatholytics (flower), Antipyretics (fruit), Asthma (leaf), Bronchitis (leaf), Expectorants (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Asthma (root), Bronchitis (root), Parasympatholytics (root), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (root), Antiseptic (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Bronchial diseases (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Whooping cough (unspecified), Menorrhagia (whole plant), Whooping cough (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis unspecified picture
Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis unspecified picture

Distribution

Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53085-1
WFO ID wfo-0000393468
COL ID 4GHFQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Justicia thyrsiformis Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis Phlogacanthus longisepalus