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Asystasia gangetica

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Name

Identification
Asystasia gangetica (Nees) Ensermu [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Ensermu Kelbessa, Ruellia intrusa Forssk. [family ACANTHACEAE ] Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE ] Verified by F.N. Hepper,
Related name
  • Asystasia ansellioides
  • Asystasia capensis
  • `
  • Ruellia secunda
  • Ruellia biloba
  • Dyschoriste biloba
  • Asystasia unrecorded
  • Asystasia gangetica
  • Asystasia bojeriana
  • Asystasia calycina
  • Ruellia intrusa
  • Asystasia coromandeliana
  • Ramusia nyctaginea
  • Justicia gangetica
  • Ruellia unrecorded
Common name
  • namu (JMD) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • hédul (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Oussouye)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • legbule (def.-i) (FCD) lelegbule (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • n’chendua (Ll.W) (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ùlì ókō (NWT) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Agukwu)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ọ̀miọ̀η˚ (AJC; Lowe) (NIGERIA, EFIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • hédul (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kσlσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • lobiri (Millson) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ìkéré (Lowe) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Owerri)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ékèrè (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bèrìbà ị̀gbá = plantain creeper (KW) ọ̀kụ́rọ́, ọ̀bìrì òwéí (KW) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON (Kolokuma)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Anamala = slippery vine (Fox; DF) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tεgσlo (NWT; JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANINKA (Koranko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fiangoro (Ll.W) σbσfo fan = hunters spinach (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • m̀mèmé (Okpon; Kaufman) (NIGERIA, IBIBIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • a-puth (NWT; FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kεrεge (NWT) pεrεge (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • omigalin (JLT; K&A) umegarin (JLT; K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • èbóghògíró (Ross) òvbiàkpẹ̀ (Kennedy) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Asystasia gangetica (Linn.) T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Asystasia gangetica (Linn.) T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE], in Thwaites Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 235 (1860); J. Linn. Soc. 7: 52 (1863); Chev. Bot. 499; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 257; Backer Onkruidfl. Javan. Suikerrietgr. 668 (1931); Robyns Fl. Sperm. Parc. Nat. Alb. 2: 294; Benoist Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 24: 39 (1950); E. C. Leonard in Contrib. U.S. Nat. Herb. 31: 288 (1953); Berhaut Fl. Sén. 87; F. W. Andr. Fl. Pl. Sudan 3: 166.
Justicia gangetica Linn. [family ACANTHACEAE], (1759).
Asystasia coromandeliana Nees [family ACANTHACEAE], (1832)-F.T.A. 5: 131, partly (excl. syn. A. calycina Benth. (1849)); Chev. Bot. 499; C. B. Cl. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 4: 493, and in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 74: 667 (1908), incl. syn. A. parvula of Aké Assi, Contrib. 1: 209, t. 16 (1961), not of C. B. Cl. (1900).
Information
Herb, 1-4 ft. high, very similar to A. calycina Benth. but easily distinguishable from this species by the much smaller calyx.
Range
Widespread throughout the Old World Tropics, introduced into tropical America
Distribution
Sen.: Farmar 75! Berhaut 731! Niayes Chev. 2801. Dakar Chev. 2804.Gam.: Genieri (July) Fox 135!Mali: Kita (Aug.) Jaeger 22a!Port. G.: Boi, Bissau Baptista 30.Guin.: Macenta (Oct.) Baldwin 9809!S. L.: Leicester (fl. & fr. Dec.) Sc. Elliot 3895 (partly, mixed with No. 4)! Freetown (fl. 8 fr. Dec.) Deighton 1537! Mahera (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Deighton 5675! Kasewe F.R. (Dec.) King 11! Rokupr (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Jordan 698!Lib.: Cape Palmas (July) T. Vogel 56! Kakatown (Sept.) Whyte! Suen (Nov.) Linder 1391! Suah Koko (Sept.) Linder 373! Gbau (Sept.) Baldwin 9386!Iv. C.: Bingerville Chev. 16008. Adiopodoumé (fl. 8 fr. Oct.) Roberty 15324!Ghana: Cape Coast T. Vogel. 9! Accra Irvine 673! Kumasi (fl. 8 fr. Aug.) Darko 697! Atwabo Fishlock 42/1931! Yendi (fl. 8 fr. Apr.) Williams 168!Togo Rep.: Lomé Warnecke 272!N. Nig.: Jebba Barter! Mongu (July) Lely 402! Lokoja (fl. 8 fr. Sept., Oct.) Dalz. 135! Parsons 30! Vom Dent Young 192! Jos (fl. 8 fr. June) Lely 314! P171!S. Nig.: Lagos Hagerup 843! Benin (fl. 8 fr. May) Umana FHI 29108! Ibadan (Feb.) Meikle 1133! Odo-Ona Bridge, Ibadan (fl. 8 fr. Sept.) Oladoyinbo FHI 24264! Ikom Rosevear 20/29![Br.] Cam.: Preuss 1115! Mamfe (fl. & fr. Dec.) Migeod 2641 Sawyer舗s Camp, Kumba Dist. (fl. 8 fr. Apr.) Olorunfemi FHI 30552!F. Po: Mann 265!1
Notes
A very complex aggregate species.

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