Asystasia buettneri Lindau

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Asystasia

Characteristics

A herb. It can be erect or straggling. It grows 60 cm high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Asystasia buettneri world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45718-1
WFO ID wfo-0000555171
COL ID J778
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Synonyms

Asystasia buettneri Asystasia dryadum Asystasia calycina