Family: Acanthaceae
Synonym: Justicia nutans Burm.f. Clinacanthus burmannii Nees
Vernacular name: Vishamooli, Sabah Snake Grass
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Forests and thickets at low elevations
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Flowering and Fruiting: December-April
Key identification features: Leaves are paired oppositely and narrowly elliptic-oblong. Flowers are dull red with a green base, in dense cymes. The capsule is oblong and contains four seeds.
Uses: The leaves consumed as raw vegetable. It is used in treating skin rashes, insect and snake bites, diabetes mellitus, fever, diarrhea and dysuria.
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