Plant Details

Accepted name:: Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau [Acanthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cimainilakkatampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirukatampucceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dasmori	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
empukam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
heen eth-adi	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ilampukam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilempukam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kankai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kocanakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuccitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulakalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulakamacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulakamam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuyakkalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mayurakopikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mayurkkopikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muttirukkan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muttirukkanceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muttirukkancevi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nariyankatampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nila-kadambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pakavirukkam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patharchatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patharchattaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pompari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ponam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pukatampam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pumikatampam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
virananikki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
viruttamacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
viruttan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
visani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
viskari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vismuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yeddadugu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
හීන් ඇත් අඩි	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
leaves, root		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Elytraria crenata Vahl Enum. Pl. 1: 106 (1804).
Elytraria lyrata (Vahl) Vahl Enum. Pl. 1: 106 (1804).
Justicia acaulis L.f. Suppl. Pl.: 84 (1782).
Elytraria acaulis var. lyrata (Vahl) Bremek. Reinwardtia 3: 251 (1955).
Elytraria crenata var. lyrata (Vahl) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 63 (1847).
Elytraria indica Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 23 (1805), nom. superfl.
Justicia acaulis var. lyrata Vahl Symb. Bot. 2: 3 (1791).
Justicia nudicaulis Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 39 (1791), nom. superfl.
Tubiflora acaulis (L.f.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 500 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Elytraria acaulis	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Elytraria acaulis (Linn. f.) Lindau	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Elytraria acaulis Lindau	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Elytraria crenata Vahl.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Elytraria lyrata Vahl	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Justicia acaulis L.f.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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