Asystasia mysorensis

Asystasia mysorensis is an edible plant species in the family Acanthaceae found in Africa. It is used as a leafy vegetable, used by the Kikuyu community for food including the delicious 'mukimo'. The local name is 'muhika na ihuu' ^[1]

Asystasia mysorensis
at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Asystasia
Species:	A. mysorensis
Binomial name
Asystasia mysorensis (Roth) T.Anderson