Coromandel (Asystasia gangetica) is a species of plants in Acanthaceae, perennials, vines and branching that are widely found on the edges of roads, shrubs and gardens, resistant to shade, used as fodder, especially cattle, goats and sheep, treatment, conservation of land and ornamental plants.
A. gangetica has a height of 88-95 cm, rectangular-shaped stem, brownish green or purplish green, taproot and can emerge from branches. Petiole has a length of 0.5-6 cm. Ellipse-shaped leaves, unifoliate, green or dark green, arranged facing each other and do not have stipules.
Leaves have a length of 8.5 cm, width 4.9 cm, area 69.42 cm3, length and width ratio is 1.8:1, heart-shaped base and taper front end, rough surface, flat edge, a main bone and 4 -6 lateral veins on each side.
Coromandel produces flowers after 4 weeks to 2 months. Compound flowers, lined up on one side with a length of up to 25 cm. Flower stalks have a length of up to 3 mm. Trumpet type, white with a bottom strand in purple or all purple, 1.8-2.2 cm long and 0.4-0.6 cm petal length.
The fruit has a length of 2.0-2.7 cm and a diameter of 0.4 cm. Fruit stalks have a length of 2.1-2.4 cm and each stalk has 4-5 fruit. Each fruit has 2-3 seeds, dark brown, uneven, 0.45 cm long, 0.35 cm wide and 0.05 cm thick.
TAXON
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Subtribe: Graptophyllinae
Genus: Asystasia Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 796 (1826)
Species: Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson in G.H.K.Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 235 (1860)
Variety: Asystasia gangetica var. gangetica, Asystasia gangetica var. krishnae Tandyekk., Pandur. & N.Mohanan
HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS
Justicia gangetica L. in Cent. Pl. II: 3 (1756)
Ruellia gangetica (L.) R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 478 (1810)
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VERNACULAR NAME
Chinese (simplified): 宽叶十万错
Chinese (traditional): 寬葉十萬錯 - 赤道櫻草 - 小花十萬錯 - 跌打草
English: Chinese violet, Ganges primrose, Coromandel, Creeping foxglove, Asystasia, Asian coromandel
Filipino: Asistasiya, Bulak-bulak
Finnish: Peittokirjosuu
French: Herbe le rail
German: Chinesisches Veilchen
Guangdong: 赤道櫻草 - 寬葉十萬錯
Gujarati: Kaligharani
Hong Kong: 赤道櫻草 - 寬葉十萬錯
Indonesian: Rumput Israel
Japanese: ツノグサ - コロマンソウ
Kannada: Maithala, Maithala kaddi, Muddesoppu, Meddhe soppu, Meddesoppu, Lavangavalli, Lavana valli
Lithuanian: Indinė asistazija
Macao: 赤道櫻草 - 寬葉十萬錯
Malayalam: Upputhali, Valli-upu-dal
Malaysia: Ara Songsang, Rumput bunga putih, Rumput hantu, Rumput nyonya
Marathi: Lavana valli
Portuguese: Coromandel
Russian: Азистазия гангская
Slovak: Asystázia gangská
Spanish: Campanilla, Violeta china
Taiwan: 赤道櫻草
Tamil: Miti-kirai
Thai: ย่าหยา - บาหยา - อ่อมแซบ - เบญจรงค์ห้าสี
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