| Family | Acanthaceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Uring |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Habitat | Grows in thickets, vacant lots or abandoned fields |
| Special Notes | Stems are branching, semi-woody, reddish when young, turning green upon maturity. Leaves are opposite, lanceolate, acute, acuminate, up to 6cm long, green or variegated with short petioles |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | OTHERS: used as firewood; |
| Collected from | Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | Sharmaine T. Sanchez |