Strobilanthes crispa
Strobilanthes crispa is a shrub which originated from Madagascar,[1] and is now found across south east Asia.[2] It is a member of the family Acanthaceae.[1] It is known as pokok pecah kaca or pokok pecah beling in Malaysia,[1] and pecah beling, enyoh kilo, kecibeling or kejibeling in Indonesia. The leaves are used traditionally for treatment of cancer and diabetes,[1] usually taken as a tea or infusion of the leaves.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Strobilanthes |
| Species: | S. crispa |
| Binomial name | |
| Strobilanthes crispa Blume | |
References
- Yap, Ling-Sze; Lee, Wai-Leng; Ting, Adeline-Su-Yien (2017). "Endophytes from Malaysian medicinal plants as sources for discovering anticancer agents". In Agrawal, Dinesh Chandra; Tsay, Hsin-Sheng; Shyur, Lie-Fen; Wu, Yang-Chang; Wang, Sheng-Yang (eds.). Medicinal Plants and Fungi: Recent Advances in Research and Development. Springer. p. 328. ISBN 9789811059780.
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2016). "Strobilanthes Blume Acanthaceae". CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 3587. ISBN 9781482250640.
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