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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MH213 : Rungia elegans Wall. ex Dalz. & Gibs.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 398  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Lamiales
Family : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family
Genus : Rungia L.
Species : Rungia elegans
Plant Location in Melghat : -  
Plant Category : Herbs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Acanthaceae  
 
Plant Common Name : Elegant Rungia
 
Synonym : Diapedium elegans (Wall. ex Dalz. & Gibs.) Kuntze
Justicia repens Wall.
Justicia concinna
Description : an annual herb which is quite rare. It may be confused with Creeping Rungia. A distinguishing feature is the blue flowers which are about 1.2 cm. Stems covered with white spreading hairs. Spikes 12-18 mm broad. Leaves ovate-tapering, up to 7 cm long 4 cm broad, often white hairy beneath. Bracts longer than 6 mm, white margin broader, sometimes purplish.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity :
 
Plant's Phytochemicals :
Reference : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :