Peristrophe roxburghiana
(Roem. & Schult.) Bremek.
Acanthaceae
There is considerable confusion over the correct name of this species. We have followed the treatment in GRIN and the Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Online[
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- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
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- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
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- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
]. However, a provisional treatment in the Flora of China treats it as P. baphica[
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- Flora of China
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
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- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
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- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
], Plant Resources of Tropical Asia and Mansfeld's World Database treat it as P. Bivalvis[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Dicliptera bivalvis (L.) Juss.
Justicia bivalvis L.
Justicia roxburghiana Roem. & Schult.
Justicia tinctoria Roxb.
Peristrophe bivalvis (L.) Merr.
Peristrophe tinctoria (Roxb.) Nees.
Common Name:
General Information
Peristrophe roxburghiana is a much-branched, perennial, herbaceous plant growing about 1 metre tall[
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- Flora of China
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
A dye is obtained from the plant. Much used in Asia, it is gathered from the wild, occasionally semi-cultivated and sometimes also fully cultivated[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - China, eastern India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
Habitat
Often found on cultivated lands, in thickets and coconut groves, often probably as a relict of cultivation. Under supposed natural conditions it grows along watercourses in forests[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. Shady waste ground[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Semi-cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
In traditional medicine, a poultice made from the pounded leaves is reported to relieve skin complaints[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Other Uses
A purplish or orange-red dye is obtained from the leaves and twigs[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- 0
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
]. It is used to colour cotton and matting, either on its own or in combination with other plants such as the leaves of Hemigraphis sp. And Symplocos sp.; the root-bark of Morinda citrifolia; or in a mixture with the leaves of Melastoma sp. And the bark of Ceriops sp[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
When dyeing, the leaves and young stems are cut off, put into water, and boiled with the object to be dyed. The dyeing material is prepared for sale by pounding the leaves and young stems into a pulp and drying it in the sun. A mordant seems to be unnecessary[
345- Title
- Minor Products of Philippine Forests
- Publication
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- Author
- Brown. W. H.
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry, Manilla.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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