Scientific Name :
Justicia adhatoda L.
Synonym :
Adhatoda vasica Nees
Adhatoda zeylanica Medik.
Common Name : Adulsa, Malabar nut,Vasa,Adhatoda
Plant Family : Acanthaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : December to June
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 3 m
Stem: Opposite, yellow
Leaves: Ovate, lanceolate, opposite decussate, pale green, 10 to 20 cm
Flowers: Bracteate, sepals 5 polysepalous, petals 5 gamopetalous, bilipped corolla, veins seen in corolla, upper petal notched or 2 lobed, lower petal 3 lobed and spreading, stamens 2, epipetalous, carpels 2, stigma bifid
Inflorescence: Racemose axillary spike
Fruits: Capsule, seeds with hooks
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, VT
Distribution Range : Afghanistan to Indo-China.
Uses : Leaves and roots used to cure bronchitis, rhematism, asthama and cough
