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Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson

Reference: Thwaites, Enum.Pl.Zeyl. 235-236 (1860)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Upright, creeping or climbing perennial, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. white/blue/purple, Mar to Apr or Sep. Uncleared pindan soil, red levee soil. Gardens, woodlands.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Indian Tropical Islands, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Broome, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.