Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees (in N. Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 116. 1832.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], ], Bahamas (exotic), Old World (native: tropical Asia),
Common Names: Rice bitters (Bahamas), Rice bitters (Jamaica),
Synonyms: Justicia paniculata Burm. f. (Fl. Ind. 9. 1768.),
Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 3). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 6). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 7). USDA, ARS. 2008. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl?language=en
Last edited 13 Mar 09