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Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Rhinacanthus

Characteristics

A small shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The stems are stout and 4 angled. They are hairy when young. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The edges can be wavy. The flowers are in panicles 50 cm long at the ends of the branches or in the axils of leaves. They are greenish-white.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.75
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Environment

Thickets, hedges and waste places at elevations up to 750 metres. It thrives best on moist, well-drained soils, but it is also found in much drier habitats such as rock crevices.
More
A tropical plant. It grows in forests and is cultivated around villages in southern China below 700 m above sea level. In Brisbane Botanical gardens. In Yunnan.
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Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal poison
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Washerman's itch (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Eczema (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Washerman's itch (root), Antifungal agents (root), Anti-infective agents, local (root), Antineoplastic agents (root), Antiparasitic agents (root), Aphrodisiacs (root), Eczema (root), Skin diseases (root), Snake bites (root), Washerman's itch (seed), Antifungal agents (seed), Antiparasitic agents (seed), Eczema (seed), Skin diseases (seed), Antifungal agents (stem), Skin diseases (stem), Cancer(Abdomen) (unspecified), Cancer(Throat) (unspecified), Dermatosis (unspecified), Dhobi Itch (unspecified), Prickly heat (unspecified), Scurf (unspecified), Cancer(Uterus) (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Washerman's itch (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Anti-obesity agents (unspecified), Antiparasitic agents (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Helminthiasis (unspecified), Herpesvirus 4, human (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Miliaria (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Stomach ulcer (unspecified), Tinea (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or by cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53554-1
WFO ID wfo-0000401600
COL ID 6WTMV
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INPN ID 706748
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Synonyms

Rhinacanthus nasutus Justicia odoratissima Justicia nasuta Justicia sylvatica Justicia rottleriana Justicia silvatica Rhinacanthus rottlerianus Rhinacanthus communis Rhinacanthus macilentus Dianthera paniculata Rhinacanthus osmospermus Pseuderanthemum connatum Justicia macilenta
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