This plant is *Ecbolium viride* var. *viride *(Forssk.) Alston in Trimen, coming under Acanthaceae ** *Synonyms:* ** *Justicia viridis* Forssk. *Ecbolium linneanum* Kurz *Justicia ecbolium* L.
-- *Prabhu Kumar K M* Scientist Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division Centre for Medicinal Plant Research (CMPR) & 'CMPR' Herbarium Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Malappuram *E-mail: prabhumkris...@gmail.com*
