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Ornamental - It is used as an ornamental plant in gardens. Medicine - Leave and root decoction is taken orally to cure fever, and back pain.
India, Nepal
Thrives in shrubberies within the Himalayas, at an elevation of 1200-2400 m.
It is tall perennial herbaceous climber with long four-angled branches reaching several meters in length.
Stem is square-shaped, climbing with a length of up to several meters.
Leaves are ovate-lance-shaped, measuring 2.5-8 cm long and coarsely toothed. They have short stalks and sometimes exhibit a purple hue on the underside.
Flowers are pale yellow or whitish arranged in lax spikes of 8-10 cm length. Each flower is approximately 2-2.5 cm long with a hooded upper lip and a broader, notched lower lip.
Flowering: March-May.