Justicia aurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub native to Mexico and Central America, ranging from northeastern Mexico to Panama.[1]

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| Justicia aurea |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
| Family: |
Acanthaceae |
| Genus: |
Justicia |
| Species: |
J. aurea |
| Binomial name |
Justicia aurea
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Adhatoda vellasquezii (Bertol.) Nees (1847)
- Cyrtanthera aurea var. glaberrima Nees (1847)
- Cyrtanthera aurea (Schltdl.) Nees (1847)
- Cyrtanthera catalpifolia Nees (1849)
- Cyrtanthera umbrosa (Benth.) Nees (1847)
- Ecbolium vellasquezii (Bertol.) Kuntze (1891)
- Jacobinia aurea (Schltdl.) Hiern (1877)
- Jacobinia catalpifolia (Nees) Vesque (1885)
- Jacobinia umbrosa (Benth.) S.F.Blake (1917)
- Jacobinia umbrosa f. erythrantha Standl. & Steyerm. (1947)
- Justicia aurea f. erythrantha (Standl. & Steyerm.) D.N.Gibson (1972)
- Justicia macdonaldii Bosse (1849)
- Justicia umbrosa Benth. (1841)
- Justicia vellasquezii Bertol. (1838)
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