Taxon:  Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.



Summary
Genus:
Justicia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Justicieae
Nomen number:
460042
Place of publication:
Fl. indica 10.  1768
Verified:
11/03/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  5. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  6. Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
  7. Hooker, J. D. 1872-1897. Flora of British India
  8. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  9. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  10. Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
  11. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  12. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
  13. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
  14. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Indonesiangandarusa  2Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
Philippinekapanitulot  2Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
Transcribed Thaichiang phraa mon  2Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
5UncertainAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
5UncertainAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
5UncertainAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
5UncertainAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMaluku Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
5UncertainAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia MalayaPadua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
5UncertainAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
6Other    exact native range in Asia obscureDassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa]
Uncertain
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Maluku], Malaysia (Malaya), Philippines
Other (exact native range in Asia obscure)

Reference(s)
  1. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  5. Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
  6. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  7. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
  8. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state.
  9. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state. Note: = Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalboundary/barrier/support Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Environmentalornamental Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):330.
Weed potentialMeyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460042. Accessed 19 October 2026.