Ecbolium viride | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Ecbolium |
Species: | E. viride
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Binomial name | |
Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston
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Synonyms | |
Ecbolium viride is a species of Ecbolium of the family Acanthaceae. [1] It can be found in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a medicinal plant. [2] [3]
Leaves, roots and flowers contain orientin, vitexin, isoorientin, isovitexin. [2] [4]