Phlogacanthus curviflorus (Nees) Nees

Phlogacanthus curviflorus (Wall.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 3: 99 (1832).

Phlogacanthus curviflorus (Wall.) Nees, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Xuân tiết hoa cong, Ô rô lửa hoa cong

Latin name: 

Justicia curviflora Wall. – Phlogacanthus curviflorus (Wall.) Nees

Family: 

Acanthaceae

Uses: 

Root is used to treat hot and cold, headache, dizziness, ascites. The root also has a detoxifying effect.

Distribution: 

Hoa Binh (Mai Chau), Son La (Moc Chau), Dien Bien (Dien Bien Dong). The tree grows naturally under the canopy of the forest.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

July-August; October-October