TY -JOUR
AU -Tsai-Wen Hsu
AU -Tzen-Yuh Chiang
AU -Jen-Jye Peng
TI -Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson subsp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu (Acanthaceae), A Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan
PY -2005
DA -0000-00-00
JO -Taiwania
VL -50
IS -2
SP -117
EP -122
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/454
AB -Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson subsp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu, an Acanthaceae species native in Africa, India and Sri Lanka, has been recently found naturalized in the southern Taiwan. The naturalization of A. gangetica subsp. micrantha adds a new element to the flora of this island. Asystasia is easily distinguished from other genera of the Acanthaceae by corolla being zygomorphic, 4 stamens, 4-seeded and distinctly stipitate capsule. A. gangetica subsp. micrantha is characterized by ovate to oval leaves, and white flowers. This paper provides description of the genus and species, line drawing, and photographs.
DO -10.6165/tai.2005.50(2).117