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Asystasia variabilis (Nees) Trimen
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Asystasia variabilis |
| Family name: |
ACANTHACEAE
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| English name: |
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| Sinhala name: |
Gada puruk (ගඩා පුරුක්)
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Erect or straggling herb. Stems acutely quadrangular, puberulous. Petioles to 1.6 cm. Leaves variable, linear-elliptic to 9 x 1.2 cm, acute at base. Racemes simple, 7-13 cm long. Corolla pale pinkish-violet, tube 0.9-1.2 cm long, faintly purple within throat, dotted red; tube to 1.2 cm long, bent at base. Capsule narrowly clavate, 2.2-2.5 x 0.4-0.5 cm, densely pilose, seeds 3-5 x 0.5-3 mm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Treatment for: |
Abcesses
Cancers
Ulcers
Wounds
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole plant
Leaves
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