Acanthaceae
Clinacanthus nutans
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Clinacanthus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 鱷咀花, 鳄嘴花, 扭序花, 竹节黄, 青箭, 大花鳄嘴花
- Indonesian
- Dandang gendis
- Javanese
- Dandang gendis
- Malay
- Belalai gajah
- Malayalam
- വിഷപ്പച്ച
- Thai
- ลิ้นงูเห่า
Synonyms
- Beloperone fulgida (Blume) Hassk.
- Clinacanthus burmanni Nees
- Clinacanthus burmanni var. robinsonii Benoist
- Clinacanthus nutans var. robinsonii Benoist
- Justicia fulgida Blume
- Justicia nutans Burm.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- February (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shiwe Yu, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: chen ying-hsiao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sucker69420, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.