8094.000 Justicia L.

ADHATODA Mill.

BELOPERONE Nees

JACOBINIA Nees ex Moricand

MONECHMA Hochst.

Hedrén, M. (1989) Justicia sect. Harnieria (Acanthaceae) in Tropical Africa Acta. Univ. Ups. Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(1) 1-141

Hedrén, M. (1990) The Justicia elegantula complex (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 103(3) 263-280

Kelbessa, E. (1990) Justicia Sect. Ansellia (Acanthaceae) Acta. Univ. Ups. Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(2) 1-96

Description of the genus

Shrubs or annual or perennial herbs. Leaves simple, opposite, entire. Inflorescences cymose. Bract (0-)1. Bracteoles 2. Calyx 4-5-lobed, to near the base. Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip very shortly 2-lobed; lower deeply 3-lobed with raised palate. Stamens 2; thecae 2, lower with a well-defined whitish tail. Ovary 2-locular with 2 ovules per loculus. Capsule cylindric or clavate, (1-)4-seeded. Seeds usually rough.

Derivation of name: Named after James Justice (1698-1763), a Scottish nurseryman

Worldwide: c. 600 species in tropical and warm countries and temperate N America

Botswana: 13 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Calaenorrhinus galenus (Orange Flat, Orange Sprite)

Sarangesa motozi (Forest elfin)

Zizula hylax (Gaika blue)

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
australis (P.G. Mey.) Vollesen	SW
betonica L.	N,SE	Description, Image
exigua S. Moore	N,SE	Description, Image
flava (Vahl) Vahl	SE	Description, Image
heterocarpa T. Anderson subsp. dinteri (S. Moore) Hedrén	N,SE	Description, Image
incana (Nees) T. Anderson	SW,SE
kirkiana T. Anderson	N	Description, Image
matammensis (Schweinf.) Oliv.	N	Description, Image
odora (Forssk.) Lam.	N,SE	Description, Image
petiolaris (Nees) T. Anderson	SE
puberula Immelman
rhodesiana S. Moore	SE
scandens Vahl	N	Description, Image

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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Justicia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Justicia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Justicia

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