- Family : ACANTHACEAE
(Acanthus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson
- Common name : Ganges Primrose, Chinese Violet
- Vernacular name :
- Maithala, Maithala kaddi, Meddhe soppu (Kannada)
- Upputhali (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Degraded forests and plains
- Comments / notes : Used as fodder
- Flower, Fruit : August-April
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district, Anantapur district, Chittoor district
- Karnataka : Belagavi district, Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Dharwad district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Raigad district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Nuapada district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore district
- Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg district
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi district
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Nayar, T. S., et al, 2006. Flowering plants of Kerala, A hand book
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Asystasia gangetica. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.
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