''Asystasia dalzelliana'' is a species of plant in the family
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...
It is commonly known as the violet asystasia, Chinese violet and Ganges primrose. It is distributed in Asia and Africa
Description
Annual, perennial, ground spreading herb with opposite leaves
Uses
Leaves used as vegetable in Kenya and
Uganda,The plant has also uses in traditional medicine in Nigeria.
[Akah PA, Ezike AC, Nwafor SV, Okoli CO
and Enwerem NM. Evaluation of the anti-
asthmatic property of Asystasia gangetica
leaf extracts. Journal of Ethno
Pharmacology. 2003; 89:25-36.]
References
dalzelliana
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