Asystasia
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Asystasia belongs to the family Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae
The family Acanthaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species....
and comprises approximately 70 species found in the tropics, including the weed
Weed
A weed in a general sense is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings, especially farm fields and gardens, but also lawns, parks, woods, and other areas. More specifically, the term is often used to...
y species Asystasia gangetica
Asystasia gangetica
Asystasia gangetica is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae family. It is commonly known as the Chinese Violet, Coromandel or Creeping Foxglove. In South Africa this plant may simply be called Asystasia.-Description:...
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Selected species
- Asystasia africana (S. Moore) C.B. Clarke
- Asystasia albaAsystasia albaAsystasia alba is a species of tropical herb in the Acanthaceae family. It is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean. Its specific epithet comes from the Latin alba , referring to the colour of its flowers.-Description:Asystasia alba is an erect...
Ridl. - Asystasia albiflora Ensermu
- Asystasia ammophila Ensermu
- Asystasia atriplicifolia Bremek.
- Asystasia bella (Harvey) Benth. et Hook. fil.
- Asystasia bojeriana Nees
- Asystasia buettneri Lindau
- Asystasia calycina Benth.
- Asystasia charmian S.Moore
- Asystasia chalnoides Nees
- Asystasia chinensis S.Moore
- Asystasia comoroensis S.Moore
- Asystasia crispata Benth.
- Asystasia dalzelliana Santapau
- Asystasia decipiens Heine
- Asystasia gangeticaAsystasia gangeticaAsystasia gangetica is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae family. It is commonly known as the Chinese Violet, Coromandel or Creeping Foxglove. In South Africa this plant may simply be called Asystasia.-Description:...
(L.) T.Anderson - Asystasia glanduliferaAsystasia glanduliferaAsystasia glandulifera is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* Darbyshire, I. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
Lindau - Asystasia hedbergii Ensermu
- Asystasia longituba Lindau
- Asystasia moorei Ensermu
- Asystasia mysorensisAsystasia mysorensisAsystasia mysorensis is an edible plant species in the family Acanthaceae found in Africa. It is used as a leafy vegetable and for animal fodder.-External links:*...
(Roth) T.Anderson - Asystasia neesiana Nees
- Asystasia subbiflora C.B.Clarke
- Asystasia vogeliana Benth.