Justicia adhatoda

Justicia adhatoda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Genus: Justicia
Species: Justicia adhatoda

Name

Justicia adhatoda L., (1753).

Synonyms

• Adatoda arborea Raf.
• Adhatoda adhatoda (L.) Huth
• Adhatoda pubescens Moench
• Adhatoda vasica Nees
• Adhatoda zeylanica Medic.
• Dianthera latifolia Salisb.
• Ecbolium adhatoda (L.) Druce
• Ecbolium adhatoda (L.) Kuntze
• Gendarussa adhatoda (L.) Steud.
• Justicia caracasana Sieber ex Nees

Cultural

Provincial flower of the Punjab (Pakistan)

Homonyms

• Justicia adhatoda Mart. ex Nees = Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) K. Vollesen

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical India (throughout India), Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Waziristan, Kohat, Khyber, Kurram, Dir, Chitral, Swat, Hazara), Lakshadweep Isl. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Flora of Pakistan 2008. 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA (2010) July 30 [1].
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 15. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Justicia adhatoda. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Justicia adhatoda. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 12 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Justicia adhatoda in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Justicia adhatoda. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Justicia adhatoda in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Malabar nut
suomi: Valkopantterinkita
ગુજરાતી: અરડૂસી
हिन्दी: अडूसा
മലയാളം: ആടലോടകം
தமிழ்: ஆடாதோடை
తెలుగు: వాసకం

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