8007.000 Asystasia Blume

Description of the genus

Herbs or shrubs. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, thyrses, cymes or solitary. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla ± actinomorphic or 2-lipped; campanulate above; rugula on upper lip indistinct; lobes 5. Fertile stamens 4, didynamous; anthers 2-thecous. Ovary with 2 ovules. Seeds without hygroscopic hairs.

Worldwide: c. 70 species in the Old World tropics

Malawi: 3 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Scopula minorata

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
gangetica (L.) T. Anderson subsp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu	N,C,S	Description, Image
glandulosa Lindau	N,C,S	Description, Image
malawiana Brummitt & Chisumpa	C,S

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Flora of Botswana: Asystasia
Flora of Caprivi: Asystasia
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Asystasia
Flora of Mozambique: Asystasia
Flora of Zambia: Asystasia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Asystasia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Asystasia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Asystasia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Asystasia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Asystasia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Asystasia
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iNaturalist: Asystasia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Asystasia
JSTOR Plant Science: Asystasia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Asystasia
Plants of the World Online: Asystasia
Tropicos: Asystasia
Wikipedia: Asystasia