Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Acanthaceae | Genus: Justicia | Species: Justicia adhatoda Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Adhatoda vasica Nees, Adhatoda zeylanica Medik. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Malabar nut | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Vasa, Malabar nut,Vasaka, Adhatoda | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bansa, Basuti, Bhekar, Vasaka; | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 1300m. | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Clavate, longitudinally channelled, 1.9-2.2 cm long and 0.8 cm wide, pubescent. |
| Habitat | In the plains, often planted | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malaysia | Bark Details | Bark is yellowish in colour |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Manimajara and Daria | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A stiff, evergreen, much-branched perennial shrub with a strong, unpleasant odour, 1.2-6 m tall. Leaves opposite, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, margins entire, apex acute, 5-30 cm long, hairy, light green above, dark beneath, leathery. Flowers large, white with red or yellow-barred throats, borne in compact, axillary, pedunculate spikes with large bracts. Fruits (capsules) clavate, longitudinally channelled, 1.9-2.2 cm long and 0.8 cm wide, pubescent. Seeds globular. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, margins entire, apex acute, 5-30 cm long, hairy, light green above, dark beneath, leathery. |
