Asystasia gangetica
Chinese violet
As recorded: Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Martz, K.K. Martz →Forest Starr →
- Collector number
- 000409-3
- Date
- April 9, 2000
- Locality
- Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4833, -155.9000
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 9, 2000, Starr, F.; Martz, K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Asystasia gangetica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 132 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Ehukai St, Keauhou, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
Kaumalumalu Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) deefulton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Kaumalumalu Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) deefulton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keauhou, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-06
Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Marcus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asystasia gangetica. BISH 663276. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956510593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/663276.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956510593 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026