Andrographis paniculata  (Burm.f.) Nees

Indian Snakegrass, Green Chirayta, Creat, King of Bitters
Plants > Angiosperms > Acanthaceae > Andrographis paniculata
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Andrographis
Species: paniculata
  • Common names: Indian Snakegrass, Green Chirayta, Creat, King of Bitters
  • Thai names: ซีปังกี si-pang-ki (Chinese), ฟ้าทะลาย fa thalai (Bangkok), ฟ้าทะลายโจร fa thalai chon (Bangkok), หญ้ากันงู ya kan ngu (Songkhla)
  • Chinese names: 穿心莲 chuan xin lian
  • Distribution: Native to India and Sri Lanka. Cultivated or naturalised in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, the Caribbean.
  • Image locations: Chonburi
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: A common "weed" in Pattaya.
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Image locations
Images of Andrographis paniculata from Thailand.
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Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees Pattaya Chonburi September
Andrographis paniculata, Indian Snakegrass.jpg
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees Pattaya Chonburi September
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Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees Pattaya Chonburi October
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Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees Pattaya Chonburi October
References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China