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.;