Asystasia

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Asystasia
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Asystasia bella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Asystasia
Blume (1826)
Species

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Synonyms [1]
  • AsystasiellaLindau (1895)
  • DicentrantheraT.Anderson (1863)
  • HenfreyaLindl. (1847)
  • IntrusariaRaf. (1838)
  • IsochoristeMiq. (1858)
  • ParasystasiaBaill. (1891)
  • SalpinctiumT.J.Edwards (1989)
  • StyasasiaS.Moore (1905)
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Asystasia gangetica

The genus Asystasia belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. [1] It includes the weedy species Asystasia gangetica .

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Species

59 species are accepted: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Asystasia Blume. Plants of the World Online . Accessed 18 November 2023.