Crossandra INFUNDIBULIFORMIS (L.) Nees.
| Synonym : | Crossandra undulaefolia Salisb. Crossandra axillaris Nees Crossandra nutans Wight ex Nees Harrachia spinosa Hook. ex Nees Justicia infundibuliformis L. Ruellia infundibuliformis (L.) Andrews |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Acanthaceae |
| Disease : | - |
| Description : | An undershrub, 60-90 cm. high. Leaves 4 in a whorl, 10-15 cm long, rather thick, lanceolate, acute. Flowers numerous, in axillary, often long-pedunculate, quadrangular, narrow spikes, 7.5-15 cm long, corolla orange-yellow, tube 2 cm long, limb 3.8 cm across. Capsule 16 mm long, oblong, subacute. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong and Chittagong Hill tracts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The plant is claimed to have aphrodisiac properties. |
| Habit : | Under shrub |