Habit: a perennial, upright, spreading medicinal herb, growing 2–3 feet tall. It is characterized by fleshy, spirally arranged, dark green leaves with purple undersides and prominent parallel venation. It produces showy 1.5-inch diameter orange flowers on cone-like.
Distribution : Native to South and Central America, often thriving in deep shade within forests. The plant has also been introduced to India and other tropical regions as a natural diabetes management aid
