Ecbolium viride

Ecbolium viride is a species of Ecbolium of the family Acanthaceae.^[1] It can be found in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a medicinal plant.^[2][3]

Flower

Pollen

Ecbolium viride
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Ecbolium
Species:	E. viride
Binomial name
Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston
Synonyms
Ecbolium linneanum var. rotundifolium (Nees) C.B.Clarke Ecbolium viride var. chandrasekariana Remadevi & Binojk.[1] Ecbolium viride var. dentatum (Klein ex Link) M.R.Almeida[1] Ecbolium viride var. laetevirens Raizada[1] Justicia rotundifolia Nees[1] Justicia viridis Forssk.[1]

Chemical present

Leaves, roots and flowers contain orientin, vitexin, isoorientin, isovitexin.^[2][4]