Daun Rusa
Justicia gendarussa
Also known as Gandarusa, Water-willow
About Daun Rusa
Justicia gendarussa, commonly known as Willow-leaved justicia (Marathi: बाकस, bakas, काळा अडुळसा, kala adulasa; Sanskrit: कसनः, kasanah, वैध्यसिंहा, vaidyasinha), Lapsulis in Creole Seychelles; is a small erect, branched shrub. According to Plants of the World Online it is native to the Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan), Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Philippines, and New Guinea, and has been introduced to Nepal, the western Himalayas, Pakistan, southern China including Hainan and Taiwan, eastern Africa, and the Mascarene Islands, Comoro Islands, and Seychelles.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia gendarussa
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Planted along hedges; frequently runs wild
- Native to
- China
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaccas, Malaysia, Philippines, China
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Nili nargandi, Kala bashimb, काला अडुलसा Kala adulsa
- Bengali
- jagatmadan
- Tamil
- karunochi, vadaikkutti
- Telugu
- addasaramu, gandharasamu, nalla-noch-chili
- Kannada
- ಆಡುತೋಡ ಗಿಡ Aduthodagida, ಕಾರಲಕ್ಕಿಗಿಡ Kaaralakkigida, ಕರಿಲಕ್ಕಿ Karilakki
- Malayalam
- karunochchi, vada-kodi, വാതംകൊല്ലി
- Marathi
- tev, bakas, काला अडुलसा Kala adulsa
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Daun Rusa belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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