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