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Acanthaceae
Asystasia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Asystasia intrusa Blume. Common name: Chinese Violet, Coromandel, Creeping Foxglove, Asystasia. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa. See Barger et al. (2012) for additional information on the Alabama occurrence. See Lange, Bradley, & Sadle [in prep.] for report of the s. Florida occurrence, described as "abundant and aggressive".

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson ssp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu — K4; = n/a — FNA18, S; < Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson — Bah, NS, SFla, WH3, Long (1970), Wasshausen (1998). Basionym: Asystasia intrusa Blume 1826

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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