EPPO Global Database

Justicia adhatoda(IUIAD)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: IUIAD
  • Preferred name: Justicia adhatoda
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Western Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina. Used in traditional medicine. Introduced in Sicily, China, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Cuba


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Adhatoda vasica Nees

Common names
Name Language
adhatoda English
adulsa English
Malabar nut English
vasaka English
Malabarnußbaum German
carmantine en arbre French
noyer des Indes French
acanto-arbóreo Portuguese
adulsó Portuguese
camarões Portuguese
planta-camarão Portuguese
yā zuǐ huā Chinese
鸭嘴花 Chinese
arus Hindi
atarusa Sanskrit
pra-madya Sanskrit
vasaka Sanskrit
adathodai Tamil