Dalzell's Asystasia
Asystasia dalzelliana
Also known as Violet Asystasia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-January
How to identify Dalzell's Asystasia
Identify Dalzell's Asystasia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dalzell's Asystasia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asystasia dalzelliana
- Genus
- Asystasia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, on higher hill plains and road cuttings
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia and Africa
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“It is an annual, perennial, ground spreading herb with opposite leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dalzell's Asystasia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dalzell's Asystasia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஏசிசுட்டாசியா டாய்சில்லியனா
- Marathi
- नीलकंठ
About Dalzell's Asystasia
Dalzell's Asystasia (Asystasia dalzelliana) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and 3 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, on higher hill plains and road cuttings. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Dalzell's Asystasia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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