The genus Asystasia belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.[1] It includes the weedy species Asystasia gangetica.

Asystasia
Asystasia bella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Asystasia
Blume (1826)
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Asystasiella Lindau (1895)
  • Dicentranthera T.Anderson (1863)
  • Henfreya Lindl. (1847)
  • Intrusaria Raf. (1838)
  • Isochoriste Miq. (1858)
  • Parasystasia Baill. (1891)
  • Salpinctium T.J.Edwards (1989)
  • Styasasia S.Moore (1905)
Asystasia gangetica

Species

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59 species are accepted:[1]

Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Asystasia Blume. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 18 November 2023.
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