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Chinese Violet

Asystasia gangetica micrantha

Photo by randp1
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Description:

These flowers were about 3/4 of an inch wide They were white in color, with a blue, bumpy labellum. The tree on which it was growing on had orbicular leaves. The leaves also had entire margins, with a cordate base, as seen in photo #2.

Habitat:

This was found in a secondary rainforest on a cloudy day in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, in Singapore. It was given partial shade by medium-size trees above it.

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Image from Flora of Zimbabwe, Asystasia gangetica

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