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Botanical name: Strobilanthes alternata Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Hemigraphis colorata, Ruellia colorata, Ruellia alternata
Synonyms: Hemigraphis colorata, Ruellia colorata, Ruellia alternata
It is a prostrate plant with attractive purple
colored leaves. Leaves are opposite, ovate, 4.5-8 cm wide, with a
somewhat blunt tip and rounded and heart shaped base with toothed
margins. Flowers are white, found in terminal spikes up to 7 cm long.
Flowers are tubular, cylindrical below, Swollen above, 1.0-1.5 cm long
and 5 lobed. Red Flame Ivy is native to Indonesia, cultivated in India.
Medicinal uses:
Paste of leaves applied to
fresh wounds to stop bleeding and promote healing.
Medicinal uses:
Paste of leaves applied to
fresh wounds to stop bleeding and promote healing.
| Identification credit: Manu Nair | Photographed in Kannur, Kerala. |
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