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Family: Acanthaceae	Genus: Justicia	Species: Justicia adhatoda Linn.( बांसा,बासुती )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Adhatoda vasica Nees, Adhatoda zeylanica Medik., Dianthera latifolia Salisb., Adhatoda zeylanica Medik.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Adusa, Bansa	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Malabar nut	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Bansa,Basuti	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	Up to1300m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Fruit, 2.5x 0.8 cm or more, clavate, pubescent. Seeds 4, suborbicular, rugose
Habitat	Common in waste places, road sides, edges of forests	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula, Indo- China.	Bark Details	Bark is yellowish in color
Distribution in Haryana	, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Jhajjar, Kaithal, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Evergreen, glabrous shrubs, upto 2.5 m high. Leaves opposite, ovate lanceolate, 4.5 – 15 x 2.5 – 8 cm, base decurrent, subentire – crenulate, glabrous. Flowers white, in short bracteate, 2.5 – 6 cm or more long spikes, bracts foliaceous, ovate, to 2 cm long. Calyx 0.5 cm long, hairy, lobes lanceolate, acute. Corolla white with pink or purple strips, 1.8 – 2.6 cm long, 2 – lipped. Stamens 2. Anthers minutely tailed. Capsules 2.5 x 0.8 cm or more, clavate, pubescent; seeds 4, suborbicular, rugose	Leaf Details	Leaves opposite, ovate – lanceolate, 4.5 – 15 x 2.5 – 8 cm, base decurrent, subentire – crenulate, glabrous

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