Fish gills

Local name: Kaem Mor (Satun)/ will tense, Nang tense Blue Cichlid Gill (General) / Mor Le's Cheek (Krabi)

Common name: Holly-leaved mangrove/Sea holly

Scientific name: Acanthus bracteatus Vahl.

Genus Acanthus Synonym

Acanthus ilicifolius var. ebracteatus (Vahl) Benoist

Dilivaria ebracteata (Vahl) Pers.

Family name ACANTHACEAE

Plant group

herb

Botanical characteristics

A small herbaceous shrub, 0.5-1 m tall. The trunk is round, hollow, erect, greenish-white, with 4 thorns on each joint and at the tip of the leaves. The trunk has a diameter of about 1.5 cm.

The leaves are single leaves. Arranged opposite in pairs, the leaves are long, lance-shaped, and the edges are broadly concave. The tip is sharp like a thorn. But sometimes you can find smooth leaves, 3-7 cm wide and 10-20 cm long. The leaves are dark green, the veins are white, there are white fishbone lines, there are thorns around the leaves. The leaves are smooth and shiny. The leaves are tough, the petioles are short.

Flowers: Flowers come in white bouquets. At the tip of the shoot, about 4-6 inches long, the leaves are wrapped in an erect bouquet. Each flower has two slender bracts supported at the base. and stuck until the flowers bloom The flower petals are tubular with large white ends, 2-4 cm long, divided into 2 mouths, the lower mouth being larger. The lower lip is light purple or light blue. There is a yellow stripe in the middle of the petals. The upper lip is shortened. The calyx has 5 petals.

The fruit is an oval-shaped pod, 2-3 cm long, with a brown rind, the pod tip is obtuse, and the rind is brown. Inside are 4 small seeds.

Ecological conditions

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ecological conditions

Found in mangrove forests in brackish water areas, mangrove forests, or saline soils in the northeastern region.

Place of origin

It is a plant that is native to the tropics of Asia in the areas of mangrove forests. or the coast of a river with salty and brackish water

Distribution

Tropical regions of Asia Tropical Australia and the Pacific Rim

Planting and propagation

Propagate by planting seeds and cuttings.

Utilization type

herbs, ornamental plants

Leaves and stems are used to treat vaginal discharge by pounding into powder dissolved in honey or sesame oil and forming into a bolus to eat.

The leaves are boiled with drinking water to cure kidney stones. Mix 10 parts of the whole plant with 5 parts of pepper to make a bolus. Cure gastritis, drive out blood, is an elixir for longevity.

The whole plant is used to treat wounds and abscesses. Treat skin diseases such as impetigo Lymphatic waste: Use 3-4 plants, cut into pieces, boil in water to bathe or wash chronic wounds. and itchy rashes on the body Boil and eat to treat smallpox poison, internal abscess poisoning, and cut all the roots of the abscess. Cure skin disease

Root: Use fresh roots, boil the water and drink it as a cure for shingles.

Origin : https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants