Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Andrographis > Andrographis paniculata (Burm. fil.) Nees

Description: Slender woody herbs; branches glabrous. Leaves elliptic, acuminate at apex, base acute, decussate, glabrous. Panicle terminal and upper axillary, glandular-hairy. Flowers many, distant; calyx lobes 3 mm long, linear, hairy, connate at base; corolla 14 mm long, tube ventricose, hairy, upper lip entire, midlobe of lower lip broader than laterals, acute, glandular-hairy; ovary puberulus, style hairy. Capsule oblong, acute, hairy; retinacula spoon shaped; seeds 8, glabrous.

Flowering and Fruiting: March-December

Uses: Leaves are used as snake bite medicine. The leaf extract taken orally to cure stomach ache.

Cultivation: Cultivated/wild

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org