Asystasia gangetica
Chinese violet
As recorded: Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Lanai Conservation Internship Program
- Collector number
- 1
- Date
- July 7, 2005
- Locality
- Manele Bay, coastal trail heading S towards Hulopoe Bay
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 7, 2005, Lanai Conservation Internship Program also collected 2 other specimens.
Asystasia gangetica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,988 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Pakalana Pl, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Izzy Sheppard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
2026-10-25
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Ainako St, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Asystasia gangetica. BISH 717397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956464939. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/717397.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956464939 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026