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Andrographis

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Andrographis

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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.

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyAcanthaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
Observations recorded3,210

Andrographis es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Acanthaceae. El género tiene 38 especies de hierbas nativas de Asia.​

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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.

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