Asystasia intrusa
| Asystasia intrusa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Asystasia |
| Species: | A. intrusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Asystasia intrusa (Forssk.) Blume
| |
Asystasia intrusa, also known as African coromandel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, first described in 1775 by Forsskal.[1][2][3] It is a scrambling annual or subshrub that grows mainly in seasonally dry tropical regions. The species is native to large parts of Tropical and Southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, and nearby islands. It has also been introduced to parts of Asia and the Americas, including China, Taiwan, Costa Rica, and Venezuela.[4]
References
- ^ "Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Asystasia intrusa". www.drcongoflora.com. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ "NParks | Asystasia gangetica subsp micrantha". www.nparks.gov.sg. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ "African Coromandel (Asystasia intrusa)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ "Asystasia intrusa (Forssk.) Blume | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
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