Justicia americana

Justicia americana

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 americana

Name

Justicia americana (L.) Vahl, 1791

Synonyms

• Dianthera americana L.
• Dianthera americana var. subcoriacea (Fernald) Shinners
• Dianthera ensiformis Walter
• Dianthera linearifolia (Lam.) Raf.
• Ecbolium americanum (L.) Kuntze
• Gendarussa pedunculosa Presl
• Justicia americana var. subcoriacea Fernald
• Justicia ensiformis (Walter) Ell.
• Justicia linearifolia Lam.
• Justicia mortuifluminis Fern.
• Justicia pedunculosa Michx.
• Justicia umbratilis Fern.
• Rhytiglossa ensiformis (Walter) Wood
• Rhytiglossa pedunculosa (Presl) Nees

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Justicia americana Continental:Northern America Regional:Eastern USA USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Ontario, Quebec) Regional:Mexico Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Vahl, M. 1791. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 2. 108 pp., tt. 26–50. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 15.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Justicia americana. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Justicia americana. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 12 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Justicia americana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Justicia americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: American water-willow

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