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)