Travancore Asystasia
Asystasia travancorica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- October-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asystasia travancorica
- Genus
- Asystasia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Travancore 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 Travancore Asystasia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Travancore Asystasia
Travancore Asystasia (Asystasia travancorica) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Travancore Asystasia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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