Asystasia gangetica
| Chinese violet | |
|---|---|
| Asystasia gangetica micrantha from Amanzimtoti, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Asystasia |
| Species: | A. gangetica |
| Binomial name | |
| Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asystasia gangetica is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is commonly known as the Chinese violet, coromandel or creeping foxglove. In South Africa this plant may simply be called asystasia.