Gunung Keriang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Hemigraphis reptans (G. Forst.) T. Anderson ex Hemsl. Acanthaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Gempur batu, Kecibeling], Red flame. Native to most Pacific islands but naturalized elsewhere in the tropics. In folk medicine the leaf extracts is being promoted for breaking kidney and bladder stones. The South Pacific Islanders the leaf extract is used to promote fertility, while the root extracts to help ease of delivery.Synonym(s):
Hemigraphis acaulis Bremek.
Hemigraphis batantensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis cardiophylla Quisumb.
Hemigraphis chamaedrys Bremek.
Hemigraphis diffusa Bremek.
Hemigraphis dorensis var.
pilosibracteata Bremek.
Hemigraphis keiensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis lamiifolia Bremek.
Hemigraphis lanaensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis nemorosa (Zoll.) Boerl.
Hemigraphis oblongifolia Merr.
Hemigraphis pacifica Hosok.
Hemigraphis parabolica (Nees) Fern.-Vill.
Hemigraphis parvifolia Bremek.
Hemigraphis physalifolia Bremek.
Hemigraphis primulifolia (Nees) Fern.-Vill.
Hemigraphis rapifera Hallier f. ex Koord. [Invalid]
Hemigraphis reptans var.
glaucescens Hallier f.
Hemigraphis reptans var.
gracilis Hallier f.
Hemigraphis reptans var.
primulifolia (Nees) Hallier f.
Hemigraphis robinsonii Bremek.
Hemigraphis saxicola Bremek.
Hemigraphis solomonensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis sorongensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis sublobata Elmer
Hemigraphis suborbicularis S.Moore
Hemigraphis tayabensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis undulata Bremek.
Hemigraphis villosa Bremek.
Hemigraphis waigeensis Bremek.
Ruellia parabolica Nees
Ruellia reptans G.Forst.Ref and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2845215www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?100676
