Asystasia mysorensis

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Asystasia mysorensis
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at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Asystasia
Species:
A. mysorensis
Binomial name
Asystasia mysorensis

Asystasia mysorensis is an edible plant species in the family Acanthaceae found in Africa. It is used as a leafy vegetable and for animal fodder. [1]

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References

  1. Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.

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