Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson

OCR>>>FLORA OF SABA Herbarium of Utrecht University (U)
ACANTHACEAE
Asystatia
gangetica
Det.
Booby Hill, along the road near El Momo.
Between the pavement and against brick walls, more or less dry soil, full sun.
Shrublike plant, up to 1.2 m high. Stems somewhat angular, green changing to grey brown, becoming woody at the base. Leaves thin, green with very thin purple margin. Calyx green to purplish; corolla light yellow with purplish blue spots on the lobes or even completely purple with yellow throat, outside paler; filaments and pistil yellowish; anthers whitish. Young fruit yellowish green.
A.S.J.	van Proosdij
B.P.	van de Riet S.A.L. Zander
nr. 1062 19-03-1999<<<OCR