Acanthaceae FAMILY

Justicia ventricosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Justicia ventricosa is an evergreen, perennial plant with stems up to 1 metres tall that often become more or less woody[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, northern Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatSparse forests and thickets[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].