Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson Family - Acanthaceae Common name - Chinese violet Habit - Herb

Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson

Family - Acanthaceae

Common name - Chinese violet

Habit - Herb

Habitat - Along roadsides, and moist areas

Note : It is a potential biomonitor and phytoremediator

Medicinal uses - The sap of plant is used in swellings.

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)

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