Andrographis atropurpurea

Andrographis atropurpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Andrographideae
Genus: Andrographis
Species: Andrographis atropurpurea

Name

Andrographis atropurpurea (Dennst.) Alston, 1977

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Justicia atropurpurea Dennst. in Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 35 (1818)
• Heterotypic
  • Andrographis wightiana Arn. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 517 (1847)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (SW-Ghats) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Alston, A.H.G., Taxon 26: 539 (1977).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Andrographis atropurpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Andrographis atropurpurea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Andrographis atropurpurea. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 09 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Andrographis atropurpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

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