Ganges Primrose
Asystasia gangetica
Also known as Chinese Violet
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About Ganges Primrose
Asystasia gangetica is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is commonly known as the Chinese violet, coromandel or creeping foxglove. In South Africa this plant may simply be called asystasia.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asystasia gangetica
- Genus
- Asystasia
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests and plains
- Distribution
- India, Arabia, Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- மெட்டிக்கீரை, நறுஞ்சுவைக் கீரை
- Kannada
- ಲವಂಗವಲ್ಲಿ Lavangavalli, ಲವಣ ವಲ್ಲಿ Lavana valli, ಮುದ್ದೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Muddesoppu
- Malayalam
- valli-upu-dal, തുപ്പലംപൊട്ടി, Asystasia gangetica
- Marathi
- लवण वल्ली lavana valli
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Ganges Primrose belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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