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genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
''Asystasia'' belongs to 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 ...
and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.
[ It includes the ]weed
A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. Pla ...
y species '' Asystasia gangetica''.
Species
59 species are accepted:[
* '' Asystasia africana'' (S. Moore) C.B. Clarke
* '' Asystasia alba'' Ridl.
* '' Asystasia albiflora'' Ensermu
* '' Asystasia ammophila'' Ensermu
* '' Asystasia ansellioides''
* '' Asystasia atriplicifolia'' Bremek.
* '' Asystasia australasica''
* '' Asystasia buettneri'' Lindau
* '']Asystasia calcicola
The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. It includes the weedy species '' Asystasia gangetica''.
Species
59 species are accepted:
* '' A ...
'' Ensermu & Vollesen
* '' Asystasia charmian'' S.Moore
* '' Asystasia chelnoides'' Nees
* ''Asystasia congensis
The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. It includes the weedy species '' Asystasia gangetica''.
Species
59 species are accepted:
* '' A ...
'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Asystasia crispata'' Benth.
* '' Asystasia dalzelliana'' Santapau
* ''Asystasia excellens
The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. It includes the weedy species ''Asystasia gangetica''.
Species
59 species are accepted:
* ''Asy ...
'' Lindau
* '' Asystasia gangetica'' (L.) T.Anderson
* '' Asystasia glandulifera'' Lindau
* '' Asystasia glandulosa''
* '' Asystasia guttata''
* '' Asystasia hedbergii'' Ensermu
* ''Asystasia hirsuta
The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. It includes the weedy species '' Asystasia gangetica''.
Species
59 species are accepted:
* '' A ...
''
* ''Asystasia hispida
The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises 59 species found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. It includes the weedy species '' Asystasia gangetica''.
Species
59 species are accepted:
* '' A ...
''
* '' Asystasia indica''
* '' Asystasia intrusa''
* '' Asystasia kerrii''
* '' Asystasia laticapsula''
* '' Asystasia lawiana''
* '' Asystasia ledermannii''
* '' Asystasia leptostachya''
* '' Asystasia lindauiana''
* '' Asystasia linearis''
* '' Asystasia lorata''
* '' Asystasia macrophylla''
* '' Asystasia malawiana''
* '' Asystasia masaiensis''
* '' Asystasia minutiflora'' Ensermu & Vollesen
* '' Asystasia moorei'' Ensermu
* '' Asystasia mysorensis'' (Roth) T.Anderson
* '' Asystasia natalensis''
* '' Asystasia nemorum''
* '' Asystasia noliae''
* '' Asystasia oppositiflora''
* '' Asystasia pusilla''
* '' Asystasia retrocarpa''
* '' Asystasia richardsiae''
* '' Asystasia riparia''
* '' Asystasia salicifolia''
* '' Asystasia scandens''
* '' Asystasia schliebenii''
* '' Asystasia stenosiphon''
* '' Asystasia subbiflora'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Asystasia tanzaniensis'' Ensermu & Vollesen
* '' Asystasia travancorica''
* '' Asystasia trichotogyne''
* '' Asystasia varia''
* '' Asystasia variabilis''
* '' Asystasia vogeliana'' Benth.
* '' Asystasia welwitschii''
* '' Asystasia zambiana''
Formerly placed here
* '' Mackaya bella'' (as ''A. bella'' (Harvey) Benth. et Hook.f.)
References
External links
W3Tropicos
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Acanthaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume