Nelsonia canescens

Nelsonia canescens (Lamarck) Sprengel 1824

(Nelsonia canescens (Lamarck) Sprengel - Photos Hoang Thanh Son)

Vietnamese name: Vạn nhân đả, Niên sơn đồng, Lựu tử thảo

Chinese name: 瘤子草 liu zi cao

Latin Name: Nelsonia canescens (Lamarck) Sprengel 1824

Synonym Name: Justicia canescens Lamarck 1791.

Family: Acanthaceae

Description:

Decumbent to suberect perennial herb. Stems up to 35 cm long; most parts densely covered in soft spreading hairs. Leaves opposite elliptic; margin entire. Flowers in terminal cylindrical spikes, with ovate, glandular and hairy bracts. Corolla, 5-lobed, 2-lipped, mauve-blue, purplish or white. Capsule oblong, slightly beaked.

Distribution: This plant occurs in China, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam. In Viet Nam: Tuyên Quang (Chiêm Hoá), Kon Tum, Đồng Nai, Cần Thơ. Cây mọc tự nhiên ở ruộng vào mùa khô.

Ecological: Plants grow naturally in the field during the dry season, wet places, open forests; 400-2000 m.

Uses: Treatment of hematoma, swelling (Leaf juice extract).

Reference:

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