Justicia carthaginensis
Malabar-Nut
Justicia adhatoda
L. Species
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- Botanical name
- Justicia adhatoda
- Also known as
- Malabar Nut Tree, Malabar-Nut, Malabar-Nut-Tree, Pavettia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Justicia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Malabar-Nut
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Justicia adhatoda but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Adatoda arborea
Adeloda serrata
Adhatoda adhatoda
Adhatoda arborea
Adhatoda pubescens
Adhatoda vasica
Adhatoda zeylanica
Dianthera latifolia
Ecbolium adhatoda
Gendarussa adhadota
Justicia caracasana
Others in Justicia
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