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Asystasia gangetica.jpg

Asystasia gangetica  (L.) T.Anderson


Plants > Angiosperms > Acanthaceae > ​​Asystasia gangetica
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Asystasia
Species: gangetica

  • Common names: Chinese violet, Coromandel, Creeping foxglove
  • Thai names: บาหยา baya (Bangkok), บุษบาฮาวาย butsaba hawai (Bangkok), ผักกูดเน่า phak kut nao (Chiang Mai), ย่าหยา yaya (Bangkok)
  • Chinese names: 宽叶十万错 kuan ye shi wan cuo​
  • Distribution: Widespread throughout the Old World Tropics. Introduced into tropical Americas and Hawaii.
  • Image locations: Chonburi
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Asystasia gangetica from Thailand.
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Asystasia gangetica Chonburi December
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Asystasia gangetica Chonburi December
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Asystasia gangetica Chonburi December
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Asystasia gangetica var. alba Chonburi December

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China
Wikipedia
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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