Asystasia gangetica
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| Internal ID | UUID64400ba8681be706820195 |
| Scientific name | Asystasia gangetica |
| Authority | (L.) T.Anderson |
| First published in | Enum. Pl. Zeyl. : 235 (1860) |
General Uses Top
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Young shoots and leaves of Asystasia gangetica are consumed as a leafy vegetable in parts of South and Southeast Asia; they are commonly marketed locally in mixed-basket produce and roadside stalls. The plant is also grown as an ornamental and for ground cover, and it serves as a nectar source for beekeeping in tropical regions.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
The leaves and young shoots are eaten fresh, blanched, or boiled, and the shoots are described as having a slightly mucilaginous texture. Use is reported in regional inventories of minor leafy vegetables (e.g., the PROSEA Foundation’s Vegetables of South‑East Asia; Saklani & Jain’s Edible Wild Plants of India; Grubben & Denton’s Plant Resources of Africa). Documentation consistently notes use as a potherb or in simple preparations and as an ingredient in regional mixed vegetable dishes.
Colorants and tanning:
Chemical investigations have identified betacyanins and anthocyanins in leaves and flowers, together with flavonoids and phenolics. This profile is consistent with natural plant-based colorants, though industrial dyeing applications are not documented.
Wood and fiber:
No structural wood, timber, or fiber products are reported.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No commercial fragrance, essential oil, or cosmetic applications are reported.
Properties relevant to use:
Edible-use documentation centers on the leafy parts; no specific compositional data are available in standard ethnobotanical or regional agronomy references for flavor/texture-modifying constituents. Pigment profile (betalains/anthocyanins) indicates potential as a natural colorant.
Standards and regulation:
No specific product standards or regulatory frameworks are documented for A. gangetica or its products.
Sustainability and sourcing:
The species is listed as an introduced weed in some regions, including parts of the Pacific, and is reported as invasive in Australia; this suggests that commercial harvesting should prioritize cultivated or managed stands to mitigate ecological risk.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Justicia plumbaginea | Wall. | Numer. List : n.º 2487 (1830) |
| Ruellia zeylanica | J.Koenig ex Roxb. | Hort. Bengal. : 46 (1814) |
| Ruellia biloba | Hochst. | Flora 28: 72 (1845) |
| Ruellia gangetica | R.Br. | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 478 (1810) |
| Tyloglossa longipes | Hochst. ex Solms | Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 104 (1867) |
| Asystasia acuminata | Klotzsch | Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot., 1): 201. 1861 |
| Asystasia bojeriana | Nees | Prodr. 11: 166 (1847) |
| Asystasia calycina | Nees | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 90 (1832) |
| Asystasia coromandeliana | Nees | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 89 (1832) |
| Asystasia gangetica var. mendeliana | S.R.Kundu & Mahua Pal | J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 21: 486 (1997) |
| Asystasia plumbaginea | Nees | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 89 (1832) |
| Asystasia quarterna | Nees | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 166. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] |
| Asystasia violacea | Dalzell | Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 139 (1850) |
| Dyschoriste biloba | Hochst. | Flora 28: 72 (1845) |
| Intrusaria bicolor | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 4: 66 (1838) |
| Asystasia comorensis var. humilis | Nees | Prodr. 11: 166 1847 |
| Justicia gangetica | L. | Cent. Pl. II : 3 (1756) |
| Asystasia coromandeliana | Burkill & C.B.Clarke | Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 131 1899 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | chinese violet |
| dag | nchendua |
| Indonesian | ruas-ruas |
| Indonesian | rumput israel |
| Japanese | コロマンソウ |
| Malayalam | വേലിപടക്കം |
| Malayalam | തുപ്പലംപൊട്ടി |
| Malayalam | വേലിപ്പടക്കം |
| Malayalam | വേലി പടക്കം |
| Malayalam | തുപ്പലംപ്പൊട്ടി |
| Malayalam | തുപ്പലം പൊട്ടി |
| Malayalam | ചൈനീസ് വൈലറ്റ് |
| Malayalam | creeping foxglove |
| Malayalam | coromandel |
| Malayalam | chinese violet |
| Malay | pokok ara songsang |
| Malay | rumput israel |
| Malay | ara songsang |
| Malay | akar ruas-ruas |
| Tamil | நறுஞ்சுவைக் கீரை |
| Thai | ย่าหยา |
| Thai | ตำลึงหวาน |
| Chinese | 寬葉十萬錯 |
| Chinese | 锈叶野牡丹 |
| Chinese | 跌打草 |
| Chinese | 宽叶十万错 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Asystasia gangetica var. gangetica | Unknown | |
| Asystasia gangetica var. krishnae | Tandyekk., Pandur. & N.Mohanan | Rheedea 29: 174 (2019) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Macaronesia
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South Tropical Africa
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- China South-central
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- India
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Cambodia
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Malesia
- Christmas Island
- Lesser Sunda Islands
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Australia
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Australia
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South-central Pacific
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Central America
- Belize
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000555197 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 158 |
| Flora of Alabama | 5379 |
| USDA Plants | ASGA2 |
| Tropicos | 100012 |
| INPN | 446858 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45742-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2664335 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 540639 |
| Observations.org | 265766 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 141292 |
| Nature Serve | 2.128174 |
| IPNI | 45742-1 |
| iNaturalist | 159049 |
| GBIF | 3173254 |
| Freebase | /m/0gz26y |
| EPPO | ASYCO |
| Elurikkus | 370092 |
| USDA GRIN | 411162 |
| Wikipedia | Asystasia_gangetica |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides | |||||
| (1R,5R,8S)-8-hydroxy-1,5-dimethyl-8-[(3R)-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-one | 101432435 | Click to see | 404.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides | |||||
| (2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,4aS,5R,7S,7aS)-5,7-dihydroxy-7-methyl-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 154496125 | Click to see | 348.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| Ajugol | 6325127 | Click to see | 348.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| Benzyl beta-d-glucopyranoside | 188977 | Click to see | 270.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| beta-D-Galactopyranoside, phenylmethyl | 11032917 | Click to see | 270.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| Salidroside | 159278 | Click to see | 300.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyl-tetrahydropyran-2-yl)oxymethyl]tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-chromen-4-one | 5377847 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC(=C4C(=C3)OC(=CC4=O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| 7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one | 154497366 | Click to see | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| Apigenin 7-O-glucoside | 5280704 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| apigenin-7-O-gentiobioside | 10841200 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)COC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
| Apigenin-7-O-neohesperidoside | 5459217 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=CC(=C4C(=C3)OC(=CC4=O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0158-3 |
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