| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Diapedium leonotis (Dalz. ex C. B. Cl.) Kuntze.;
Dicliptera burmannii Nees.;
Justicia chinensis Burm. fil.;
Justicia sirensis J. F. Gmel.;
Dicliptera clinopodia Nees; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs, up to 1 m Tall. Stem 6 angled. Flowers pinkish purple in terminal umbellate cymes. Seeds tubercled. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Vairat |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266026 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Dicliptera Juss. - foldwing |
| Species | : Dicliptera leonotis Dalz. ex. C.B.Cl. |