Chinese violet (Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha)
Invasiveness assessment | Impact assessment | Potential distribution
| Scientific name: | Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson subsp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu |  |
Common Name: | Chinese violet | |
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Habitat: | Tropical and subtropical areas. Found primarily in urban areas or in low elevation, disturbed habitats. In Australia, most infestations occur on vacant residential land, along fencelines and in neglected garden beds or along roadsides and found on coastal sandy soils. In South-East Asia and Pacific Islands found in rubber, oilpalm, coffee and other crops (CRC for Australian Weed Management 2003). |
Related Links
A Weed Management Guide for Chinese Violet is available on the CRC website (external link)
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009