*Asystasia mysorensis* (Roth) T.Anderson [image: Asystasia mysorensis (Roth) T.Anderson] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110000254>
*a-sys-TAH-zee-uh* -- Greek: *a*- (non) and *systasia* (united, consistent) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Asystasia> *my-sor-EN-sis* -- of or from Mysore, India ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=mysorensis> *commonly known as*: Mysore asystasia • *Kannada*: ಮೈಸೂರು ಸೊಪ್ಪು mysuru soppu • *Malayalam*: മൈസൂരു ചീര mysooru cheera • *Marathi*: म्हैसूर लवणवल्ली mhaisoor lavanvalli • *Rajasthani*: मैसूर साग maisoor saag • *Telugu*: మైసూరు లవణవల్లి maisuru lavanavalli *botanical names*: *Asystasia mysorensis* (Roth) T.Anderson ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Ruellia mysorensis* Roth ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Asystasia schimperi* var. *grantii* C.B.Clarke • *Glossochilus parviflorus* Hutch. ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 06 April 2025 ... *more synonyms*: *Asystasia lawiana* Dalzell • *Ruellia mysurensis* Roth • *Strobilanthes mysurensis* (Roth) Nees ... and more at Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.04; last update April 1st, 2025. Last accessed 06/04/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). *NOTE*: The name of this species is sometimes mis-spelled as *Asystasia mysurensis*, based on its publication in Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 9: 524. 1867. However, this name is based on the earlier publication of *Ruellia mysurensis* in Novae Plantarum Species 303. 1821, and is either a mis-reading or a mis-spelling of that name ... Tropical Plants Database <https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Asystasia+mysorensis>, Ken Fern. 2025-04-07. Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *Mysore asystasia* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mysore%20Asystasia.html>, retrieved April 06, 2025 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಮೈಸೂರು ಸೊಪ್ಪು mysuru soppu* - name coined, for want of name; ಮೈಸೂರು mysuru (derived from the geographic epithet, *mysorensis*) = Mysuru or Mysore, present-day city in south India, erstwhile, a province during British Raj; ಸೊಪ್ಪು soppu = tufts of leaves, foliage ... leaves and young shoots of this plant are edible ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *മൈസൂരു ചീര mysooru cheera* - name coined, for want of name; മൈസൂരു mysooru (derived from the geographic epithet, *mysorensis*) = Mysuru or Mysore, present-day city in south India, erstwhile, a province during British Raj; ചീര cheera = tufts of leaves, foliage ... leaves and young shoots of this plant are edible ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *म्हैसूर लवणवल्ली mhaisoor lavanvalli* - name coined, for want of name; म्हैसूर mhaisoor (derived from the geographic epithet, *mysorensis*) = Mysuru or Mysore, present-day city in south India, erstwhile, a province during British Raj; लवणवल्ली lavanvalli = name given to *Asystasia gangetica* (L.) T.Anderson ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* *मैसूर साग maisoor saag* - name coined, for want of name; मैसूर maisoor (derived from the geographic epithet, *mysorensis*) = Mysuru or Mysore, present-day city in south India, erstwhile, a province during British Raj; साग saag = tufts of leaves, foliage ... leaves and young shoots of this plant are edible ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *మైసూరు లవణవల్లి maisuru lavanavalli* - name coined, for want of name; మైసూరు maisuru (derived from the geographic epithet, *mysorensis*) = Mysuru or Mysore, present-day city in south India, erstwhile, a province during British Raj; లవణవల్లి lavanavalli = name given to *Asystasia gangetica* (L.) T.Anderson ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana; not endemic to India; known to be distributed globally in Africa, west Asia - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.04; last update April 1st, 2025. Last accessed 06/04/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Rajasthan :: K. L. MEENA - *ASYSTASIA MYSORENSIS* (ROTH) T. AND.: AN ADDITION TO THE FLORA OF RAJASTHAN, INDIA. <https://indianbotsoc.org/view-article-page/660> - J. Indian Botanical Society - Vol.93(3&4)2014:278-280 - Telangana :: Vijaya, A & Reddy, Vijaya & Paramesh, L.. (2021). *ASYSTASIA MYSORENSIS* (ACANTHACEAE): AN ADDITION TO THE FLORA OF TELANGANA STATE, INDIA. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350887046> ~~~~~ Created on: 21:03 06-04-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:01 07-04-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/04/asystasia-mysorensis-roth-tanderson.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC07WcH7uPY-cM%3DMRhKNqnWTug9G%3D39khvcrULuf3bmPhQ%40mail.gmail.com.
