''Lindenbergia muraria'',

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''Lindenbergia urticifolia'', is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family (biology), family of mostly parasitic plants of the order (biology), order Lamiales, with about 90 genus, genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ...

, native from Ethiopia to south China and Indo-China. It is a common plant throughout

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. It is an annual herb growing up to tall. It grows along trailsides, along rivers and dry mountain slopes. It has a faint aromatic odour and a slightly bitter taste, and has been used to treat skin problems and bronchitis.

References

muraria Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Oman Flora of Afghanistan Flora of tropical Asia Medicinal plants of Asia Taxa named by Paul Johannes Brühl Plants described in 1920 {{Orobanchaceae-stub