| Strobilanthes cusia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Strobilanthes |
| Species: | S. cusia |
| Binomial name | |
| Strobilanthes cusia Nees | |
Strobilanthes cusia, also known as Assam indigo or Chinese rain bell, is a perennial flowering plant of the family Acanthaceae. Native to South Asia, China, and Indochina, it was historically cultivated on a large scale in India and China as a source of indigo dye, which is also known as Assam indigo. In addition to being used for dye, it is also used in the traditional Chinese herbal medicine "Qingdai". Other names for this dicot include Pink strobilanthes and Strobilanthes flaccidifolius, where flaccidifolius is Latin for "drooping leaves".
References
- ^ "Strobilanthes cusia - Assam Indigo".
- "Strobilanthes cusia - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info.
- Zhang, Libin; Yang, Huizhao; Wang, Yanan; Zhuang, Huifu; Chen, Wenyun; Lin, Zihong; Xu, Jianchu; Wang, Yuhua (2021-10-01). "Blue footprint: Distribution and use of indigo-yielding plant species Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze". Global Ecology and Conservation. 30: e01795. Bibcode:2021GEcoC..3001795Z. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01795. ISSN 2351-9894. S2CID 239629798.
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