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Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

A herb or shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are oval or sword shaped and 7-12 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They are hairy when young. There can be teeth along the edge. The flowers are near the top of the plant. They are dull red with a green base. They are tube shaped and 6 cm across. The fruit is an oval capsule 2 cm long. There are up to 4 seeds.

A tropical plant. It grows in dipterocarp forests and also in savannah up to 700 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.

Common Names: Sabah snake grass, Pokok belalai gajah

Synonyms: 

Clinacanthus burmanii Nees;
Justicia nutans Burm.f.;


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