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Andrographis
Andrographis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. They may be generally known as the false waterwillows, and several are called periyanagai.
The species are native to the Indian subcontinent (including Myanmar, Sri Lanka and the West Himalaya region). Many are endemic to India. They may be herbs or shrubs. They are introduced and/or cultivated in Southeast Asia and some areas around the Caribbean.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Green Chiretta
speciesAndrographis paniculata
False Waterwillow
speciesAndrographis echioides
Andrographis serpyllifolia
speciesAndrographis serpyllifolia
Andrographis producta
speciesAndrographis producta
Andrographis alata
speciesAndrographis alata
Andrographis atropurpurea
speciesAndrographis atropurpurea
Andrographis macrobotrys
speciesAndrographis macrobotrys
Andrographis lineata
speciesAndrographis lineata
Andrographis lobelioides
speciesAndrographis lobelioides
Andrographis neesiana
speciesAndrographis neesiana
Andrographis gracilis
speciesAndrographis gracilis
Andrographis rothii
speciesAndrographis rothii
Andrographis elongata
speciesAndrographis elongata
Andrographis explicata
speciesAndrographis explicata
Andrographis affinis
speciesAndrographis affinis
Andrographis chendurunii
speciesAndrographis chendurunii
Andrographis lawsonii
speciesAndrographis lawsonii
Andrographis rotundifolia
speciesAndrographis rotundifolia
Andrographis stellulata
speciesAndrographis stellulata
Andrographis stenophylla
speciesAndrographis stenophylla
Andrographis glandulosa
speciesAndrographis glandulosa
Andrographis beddomei
speciesAndrographis beddomei
Andrographis viscosula
speciesAndrographis viscosula
Andrographis megamalayana
speciesAndrographis megamalayana
Andrographis longipedunculata
speciesAndrographis longipedunculata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 143424.