Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea
A shrub. It grows 1-4 m tall. It is often used as a hedge. It has purple and green smooth twigs. The leaves are sword shaped. They are 6-10 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are pointed at the end. The flowers are small and in 4-12 cm long spikes. The flowers occur in erect spikes. These can be at the end of the plant or in the axils of leaves. The flowers are white.
A tropical plant. It grows near the edges of forests and near river banks up to 1,500 m above sea level. At MARDI. In Yunnan.
Common Names: Addasaramu, Aduthoda gida, Bakas, Bawanet, Bishalya-karani, Bo Dajagipe, Bo gu xiao, Gandharasamu, Gandarusa, Gendarusa, Htingra-hpraw, Jagatmadan, Kah-gai-daeng, Kalaadulsa, Karinekki, Karinochil, Karunochchi, Kukurodonti, Mchul peech, Nallanochilli, Natchu kaddi, Nelavavili, Nila-nirgundi, Nilinargandi, Pha-wa-net, Tao, Tita-bahak, Titiria-sosoarong, Udisanbhalu, Vadaikkuthi, Vatcnkolli
Synonyms:
Dianthera subserrata Blanco;
Dicliptera rheedei Kostel.;
Ecbolium gendarussa (Burm.f.) Kuntze;
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees;
Justicia gandarussa L.f.;
Justicia vulgaris Nees.;