Acanthaceae
Asystasia

Asystasia scandens (Lindl.) Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4449 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea to Liberia. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Introduced into:

Congo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4449 (1849)
  • F.T.A. 5: 133.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 K000394795 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Barter [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000394791 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Don [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000394794 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Henderson [s.n.] K000394793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 12, 1897 Moore, F. [s.n.] K000394792 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheek, M.; Tchiam; Molmou; Soropogui [19163] Guinea K001518397 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0