Acanthaceae FAMILY

Rhinacanthus nasutus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

Succeeds in full sun or partial shade. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Stem cuttings, about 10cm long, comprising 2 - 3 nodes, are planted under partial shade during the rainy season^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rhinacanthus+nasutus>

Pollinators

Insects

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
[3]Flora Medica — Lindley J. · Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans: London · 1838 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A massive work - many of the botanical names have changed, but the book is still a wealth of information.
[4]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.