Asystasia gangetica
Chinese violet
As recorded: Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 9393
- Date
- November 1, 1939
- Locality
- Pago Harbor
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Neal, M.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 16 other specimens.
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Antrophyum callifolium
Botany
Asplenium amboinense
Botany
Citronella samoensis
Botany
Commelina benghalensis
Botany
Crepidomanes intermedium
Botany
Crossostylis biflora
Botany
Dendrobium sladei
Botany
Fagraea berteroana
Botany
Flacourtia rukam
Botany
Lomariopsis brackenridgei
Botany
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Botany
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Botany
Passiflora foetida
Botany
Peperomia pellucida
Botany
Talipariti tiliaceum
Botany
Asystasia gangetica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,488 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Arizona Memorial Pl, JBPHH, HI, US
(c) jenkins3111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Tripoli Rd, Kapolei, HI, US
(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
KwaMazambane, South Africa
(c) Adel Liebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Kannur Mattannur Road, Elayavoor, Kerala, IN
(c) Safthar Muhammed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
237台灣新北市三峽區有木里92號
(c) 何新梅, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Tai Lam, New Territories, HK
(c) vergilsirion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asystasia gangetica. BISH 127439. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127439.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956149113 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026