Acanthaceae

Asystasia Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 796 (1826)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa to N. Queensland.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madeira, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., South China Sea, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 5: 130.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bijdr.: 796 (1826).
  • —Nees in in De Candolle, Prod. 11: 163 (1847).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Hedrén [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2013 Ranaivoarisoa, L; Luino, I. [LUR 032] Madagascar K000662574 No
Jul 1, 2011 Du, N.V., et al. [HNK 2832] Vietnam K000734109 No
Jan 1, 2009 Cable, S. [1458] Cameroon K000011438 No
Jan 1, 2008 Ellen, R.F. [1385] Indonesia K000224774 No
Jan 1, 2008 Raynal, J. [16730] Indonesia K000224775 No
Jan 1, 1998 Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Kenya K000394761 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000394759 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Thomas, D.W. [5777] Cameroon K000197530 No
Oct 10, 1975 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000394760 Isotype Yes
Rakotonandrasana [1165] Madagascar K004574434 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2632] Botswana K001604262 Yes
Gonmadje, C. [29] Cameroon K001518048 Yes
Daniel, T.F.; McDade, L.; Ranarivelo, H. [10461] Madagascar K004574433 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9793] Ghana K004887255 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [152] Ghana K004887260 Yes
Essou, J.-P. [2457] Nigeria K004887479 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9337] Ghana K004887254 Yes
Humbert, H.; Capuron, R. [25584] Madagascar K004574416 Yes
Obeng-Darko, K. [339] Ghana K004887263 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8436] Tanzania K:SPC-02794.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000885523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cabezas, F.; Velayos, M. [2289] Equatorial Guinea K001873343 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9412] Cameroon K000197529 No
Manktelow, S.J.; Steiner, M.E.; Gyakari, J.N. [110] Ghana K004887261 Yes
Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000885522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trigui, S.M.; Razanajatovo, M.H.; Ramandimbimanana, S.D. [261] Madagascar K000546016 No
Irvine, F.R. [5148] Ghana K004887259 Yes
Cheek; Rakotozafy; Tsara, A.; Botto; Mora, B. [B1426] Madagascar K004574431 Yes
Schatz, G.E.; Ratovoson, F.; Guittou, R. [4316] Madagascar K004574432 Yes
Pignal, M.; Reydellet, T.; Lemaitre, C. [1203] Mayotte K004574437 Yes
Razanajatovo, M.H.; Ramandimbimanana, S.D.; Trigui, S.M. [MHR119] Madagascar K004574429 Yes
Richards, H.M. [13295] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01223.000 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3396] Madagascar K004574415 Yes
Lovi, M.K. [3900] Ghana K004887256 Yes
Briggs, M.; Rakotonasolo, F.; Davis, A.P.; Rajaovelona, L.; Rakotovao, C. [MB244] Madagascar K004574414 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3537A] Zambia K:SPC-35248.000 No
Morton, J.K. [GC9301] Ghana K004887257 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25037] Nigeria K:SPC-04207.000 No
Darko, K.O. [636] Ghana K004887258 Yes
Bardot-Vaucoulon, M.; Toly, A.; Mohamed [1517] Madagascar K004574435 Yes
Tuley, P. [5001] Cameroon K000197527 No
Razanatsoa, J.; Berisela; François; Randriambololomamonjy, O.; Rakotovao, C. [399] Madagascar K004574436 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [98] Australia K000885511 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Ghana K004887262 Yes
Cable, S.; et al. [527] Cameroon K:SPC-61754.000 No
Tuley, P. [5001] Cameroon K000197528 No
Nkeng, P. [45] Cameroon K000085012 No
Cheek; Rakotozafy; Tsara, A.; Botto; Mora, B. [B1426] Madagascar K004574430 Yes
Morton, J.K. [7836] Ghana K004887264 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3254] Nigeria K004887478 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-32985.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1923] Tanzania Styasasia K:SPC-04294.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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