Asystasia alba

(Asystasia alba)

Description

Asystasia alba is a species of tropical herb in the Acanthaceae family. It is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean. Its specific epithet comes from the Latin alba (white), referring to the colour of its flowers.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Acanthaceae
Genus:Asystasia
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