Rostellularia procumbens | |
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Rostellularia procumbens in Kadavoor, Kerala, India. | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Rostellularia |
Species: | R. procumbens
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Binomial name | |
Rostellularia procumbens | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Rostellularia procumbens, commonly known as water willow ( Marathi: करंबल, romanized: Karambal, पित्तपापडा, Pitpapada, कलमाशी, Kalmashi, [2] Tamil: கோடகசாலை, romanized: Kōṭakacālai), is a small flowering plant native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea. [1] It is found in higher elevations, commonly in humid areas.
The leaves' juice can be squeezed in the eyes in cases of ophthalmia. [3]
Rostellularia procumbens | |
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Rostellularia procumbens in Kadavoor, Kerala, India. | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Rostellularia |
Species: | R. procumbens
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Binomial name | |
Rostellularia procumbens | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Rostellularia procumbens, commonly known as water willow ( Marathi: करंबल, romanized: Karambal, पित्तपापडा, Pitpapada, कलमाशी, Kalmashi, [2] Tamil: கோடகசாலை, romanized: Kōṭakacālai), is a small flowering plant native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea. [1] It is found in higher elevations, commonly in humid areas.
The leaves' juice can be squeezed in the eyes in cases of ophthalmia. [3]