The Museum of Evolution Herbarium (UPS)

Details

Catalogue no.: V-693019
Taxon: Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson
Label: Asystasia gangetica
Family: Acanthaceae
Collector: Mariette Steiner
Collector no.: 303
Date: 1985 05 11
Country: Kenya
Province: Kilifi
Locality: Kilifi district, 5 km S of Watamu, plot 28, 100 m from sea
Habitat: Scrambling in shrub
Remarks: Giriama name is Kidemu. Used as vegetable by the giriamas
Attributes: Flowers lilac with purple markings on central lobe of lower lip. Flowers in the night
Coordinates: latDD 0-3.2244; longDD 039.5921