Justicia procumbens

Family	Acanthaceae
Subamily	Acanthoideae
Scientific name	Justicia procumbens L.
Synonyms	Justicia procumbens L. var leucantha Honda; Justicia procumbens L. var. leucantha Honda forma japonica (Thunberg) H. Hara; Rostellularia adscendens (R. Brown) R. M. Barker; Rostellularia adscendens (R. Brown) R. M. Barker subsp. clementii (Domin) R. M. Barker; Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees
Common name	(Japanese common name) kitune-no-mago (キツネノマゴ, 狐ノ孫 [meaning: fox grandchildren])
	(English common name) waterwillow
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
	(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Habitat	Roadside
Chromosomal number	2n=28
Description	Plants electing 10-40cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 3-5cm long, both bracts, bracteoles and calyx 5-7mm long, pale purple (or merely white) corollas ca. 7mm long, 2 stamens, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 5-7mm long. Annual plants.
Reference	Justicia procumbens L.
	Rostellularia adscendens (R.Br.) R.M.Barker
	Rain forest plant extract with cellular cholesterol lowering properties (US Patent 6365411/2002)
	Complex prescription of chinese medicine for the treatment of extensive cancer (US Patent 7005146/2006)
	Diphyllin and other lignans as a medication for V-Atpase mediated disease (WIPO Patent WO/2008/058897)
	Bone absorption inhibitor and naphthalene detivative (Japanese Patent JP04211609/1992)
	Cosmetics (Japanese Patent JP2002114629/2002)

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