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Justicia
beddomei (Clarke) Bennet
Synonym : Adhatoda beddomei Clarke.
Family
: Acanthaceae
Local Names
: Cheriya-adalodakam,
Chittadalotakam
Flowering
and fruiting period:
September – January
Distribution: Southern Western Ghats
Habitat: Cultivated
IUCN
status:
Data Deficient
Endemic: Yes
Uses: Ayurvedic.
Key
Characters:
Diffusely branched more or less
decumbent subshrubs; stem cylindrical, with swollen nodes. Leaves simple,
opposite, ovate, entire at margins. Flowers in terminal spikes. Calyx
5-partite; segments linear-lanceolate. Corolla pubescent outside, dull white, 2-lipped;
upper lip erect emarginated; lower lip deflexed, 3-lobed. Stamens 4. Ovary
2-celled, ovules 2 in each cell; style pubescent. Capsule broadly clavate;
seeds 4.
