Asystasia gangetica T. Anders.
Common Name : Ganges primrose
Family : Acanthaceae
HABIT |
SUBERECT TO CLIMBING SUBSHRUB. |
STEMS |
4-ANGLED WITH PILOSE TO
GLABRESCENT TWIGS. |
LEAVES |
LAMINA ELLIPTIC-OVATE TO DELTOID, 2-5 X 1.5-3.5 CM WITH UP TO 2
CM LONG PETIOLE, GREYPUBESCENT |
FLOWERS |
FLOWERS IN TERMINAL, 1-SIDED,
LAX RACEME; YELLOW TO CREAMY-WHITE WITH PURPLE STREAKS ON THROAT. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULE OBLONG, UP TO 2.8 CM LONG INCLUDING STIPE, PUBESCENT,
4-SEEDED. |
SEEDS |
IRREGULARLY OBOVATE, 3-5 X
0.5-3 MM, TUBERCULATE RUGOSE. |