Justicia capensis

Justicia capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Justiciinae
Genus: Justicia
Species: Justicia capensis

Name

Justicia capensis Thunb.. 1800

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Adhatoda capensis (Thunb.) Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 396 (1847)
  • Gendarussa capensis (Thunb.) Nees, Linnaea 15: 366 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Justicia amygdalina E.Mey., J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 195 (1843)
  • Justicia oleifolia Schltdl. ex Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 391 (1847)
  • Justicia sansibarensis Lindau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 71 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Cape Provinces, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1800. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars posterior pp. [85] 191. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. : 104

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Justicia capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Justicia capensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Justicia capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Justicia capensis. Published online. Accessed: November 09 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Sakemansplant

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