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Andrographis paniculata.jpg

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: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Chonburi (Pattaya)
  • 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.
Andrographis paniculata, Indian Snakegrass.jpg
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
Andrographis paniculata.jpg
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees Pattaya Chonburi October
Andrographis paniculata.jpg
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees Pattaya Chonburi October
Andrographis paniculata Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Nov 2020.jpg
Andrographis paniculata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Nov 2020
Andrographis paniculata Chiang Mai Nov 2020.jpg
Andrographis paniculata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Nov 2020

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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