Dalzell's Asystasia
Asystasia dalzelliana
Also known as Violet Asystasia
Herboutdoor
About Dalzell's Asystasia
Asystasia dalzelliana is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae It is commonly known as the violet asystasia, Chinese violet and Ganges primrose. It is distributed in Asia and Africa.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asystasia dalzelliana
- Genus
- Asystasia
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, on higher hill plains and road cuttings
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia and Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஏசிசுட்டாசியா டாய்சில்லியனா
- Marathi
- नीलकंठ
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Dalzell's Asystasia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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