Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anders.

English: Chinese violet

Mandarin: 宽叶十万错 (kuan ye shi wan cuo)

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Scrophulariales (81)

        Family: Acanthaceae (25)(family description)

          Genus: Asystasia (2)

            Epithet: gangetica (L.) T. Anders. (1)

Synonyms: Asystasia coromandeliana Nees, Asystasia violacea Dalzell, Dyschoriste biloba Hochst., Justicia gangetica L.

biloba => divided into two lobes (of anther and leaves)

coromandeliana => from the Coromandel Coast, the southeastern coast region of the Indian Subcontinent

gangetica => found in or around the Ganges river

violacea => derived from the Latin "viola" meaning violet

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue, white

Check for Asystasia gangetica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [193] Asystasia gangetica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1707] Asystasia gangetica - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.