Justicia petiolaris

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Justicia petiolaris is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte native to Mozambique, Eswatini, and eastern and southern South Africa.[1][2]

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Justicia petiolaris
Justicia petiolaris subsp. petiolaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
J. petiolaris
Binomial name
Justicia petiolaris
(Nees) T.Anderson (1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Adhatoda petiolaris Nees (1847)
  • Ecbolium petiolare (Nees) Kuntze (1891)
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Subspecies

Justicia petiolaris subsp. bowiei

There are three subspecies:[2]

  • Justicia petiolaris subsp. petiolaris
  • Justicia petiolaris subsp. bowiei (C.B. CI.) Immelman
  • Justicia petiolaris subsp. incerta (C.B. CI.) Immelman

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