Asystasia dalzelliana

Asystasia dalzelliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Asystasia
Species:	A. dalzelliana
Binomial name
Asystasia dalzelliana Santapau
Synonyms
Asystasia violaceaDalzell ex C.B.Clarke [1]

Asystasia dalzelliana

Asystasia dalzelliana is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae It is commonly known as the violet asystasia, Chinese violet and Ganges primrose. ^[2] It is distributed in Asia and Africa. ^[3]

Description

It is an annual, perennial, ground spreading herb with opposite leaves. ^{[4] [5]}

Uses

The leaves are used as a vegetable in Kenya and Uganda. ^[6] The plant has also uses in traditional medicine in Nigeria. ^[7]

References

1. "Asystasia dalzelliana Santapau | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
2. Elliot L. Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson Sub, sp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu. South Africa, National Biodiversity Institute. 2004; 2:34-50
3. Lithudzha E. Asystasia gangetica (L.) Anderson subsp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu Pretoria NBG (June 2004) (additions by Yvonne Reynolds) S A National Biodiversity Institute; 2004. Plantzafrica.com
4. Akobundu IO and Agyakwa CW. A Handbook of West African Weeds. INTEC Printers, Ibadan. 1998; 128.
5. Hamid AA, Aiyelaagbe OO, Ahmed RN, Usman LA and Adebayo LA. Preliminary Phytochemistry, Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties of extracts of Asystasia gangetica Linn T. Anderson grown in Nigeria. Advances in Applied Science Research. 2011; 2(3):219-226.
6. Olufunke MD. Essential Oils from Aerial, Seed and Root of Nigerian Asystasia Wahua and Odogwu; AJOB, 11(4): 18-24, 2021; Article no.AJOB.67521 24 gangetica (L). Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 2015; 14(5):582–589.
7. Akah PA, Ezike AC, Nwafor SV, Okoli CO and Enwerem NM. Evaluation of the anti- asthmatic property of Asystasia gangetica leaf extracts. Journal of Ethno Pharmacology. 2003; 89:25-36.