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Asystasia gangetica



Chinese violet

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Asystasia
Species: A. gangetica
Binomial name
Asystasia gangetica
(L.) T.Anderson

Asystasia gangetica, a species in the plant family Acanthaceae, occurs throughout the tropics.

In some parts of Africa, the leaves are eaten as a vegetable. [1] It is also used as an ornamental plant.

It is commonly known as Chinese violet, or by incorrect synonyms Asystasia bojeriana Ness, Asystasia coromandelina Ness and Justicia gangetica L..

References

  1. ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Asystasia_gangetica". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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