Adhatoda vasica

Uses

India (Himalayas (western [Kumaon region]): tender shoots boiled and eaten with salt and sometimes mixed with curd; (Garhwal Himalayas): shoots and stem eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:

Nees.

Vernaculars:

Kumaon region: Basinga

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 Plant Classification Group:

• Acanthaceae

 Plant Locations:

• Asia
  • > India
    • > Garhwal Himalayas
    • > Himalayas
    • > Kumaon

 Plant References:

• BHARGAVA
• GUPTA

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Esri, USGS | Sources: Esri; Garmin International, Inc.; U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (The World Factbook); National Geographic Society

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