Acanthaceae Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anders.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Node
• Flower
• Vegetative
• Stem
• Inflorescence
• Flower & fruit
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Botanic Garden - GRENADA

Species information

Interest
Recently introduiced to Grenada as a flower plant, but escaping. In Togo, a magic medicine to make children fearless, and in Nigeria applied to wound after ear-piercing. It can also be used as a pot herb (Dalziel, 1948)

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
722

Location
In urban hedgerow near botanic gardens.

Notes
Weedy herb 1m tall; flowers white, no scent; stems with hairs conspicuous at nodes.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.020000 N   Longitude: 61.440000 W   Altitude: 10