Mhaisoor Lavanvalli / Mysore Asystasia
Asystasia mysorensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
How to identify Mhaisoor Lavanvalli
Identify Mhaisoor Lavanvalli 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 surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mhaisoor Lavanvalli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asystasia mysorensis
- Genus
- Asystasia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mhaisoor Lavanvalli 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 Mhaisoor Lavanvalli itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಮೈಸೂರು ಸೊಪ್ಪು Mysuru Soppu
- Malayalam
- മൈസൂരു ചീര Mysooru Cheera
- Marathi
- म्हैसूर लवणवल्ली Mhaisoor Lavanvalli
About Mhaisoor Lavanvalli
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Mysore Asystasia (Asystasia mysorensis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Mhaisoor Lavanvalli belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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