Justicia protracta

Justicia protracta

Justicia protracta

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 protracta

Name

Justicia protracta (Nees) T.Anderson, 1863

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Adhatoda protracta (Nees) Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 390 (1847)
  • Ecbolium protractum (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 981 (1891)
  • Gendarussa protracta Nees, Linnaea 15: 371 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Adhatoda microphylla Klotzsch, W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 216 (1861)
  • Adhatoda rotundifolia Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 391 (1847)
  • Ecbolium rotundifolium Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 981 (1891)
  • Gendarussa mollis Hochst., Flora 28: 71 (1845)
  • Gendarussa prunellifolia Hochst., Flora 28: 71 (1845)
  • Justicia convexa E.Mey., J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 195 (1843)
  • Justicia kraussii C.B.Clarke, W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 62 (1901)
  • Justicia kraussii var. florida C.B.Clarke, W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 63 (1901)
  • Justicia microphylla (Klotzsch) Lindau, H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 373 (1895)
  • Justicia pulegioides E.Mey. ex C.B.Clarke, W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 62 (1901)
  • Justicia pulegium E.Mey. ex Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 390 (1847)
  • Justicia rotundifolia E.Mey., J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 196 (1843), not validly publ.
  • Justicia woodii C.B.Clarke, W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 64 (1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Malawi, Mozambique Introduced into: Assam, India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Anderson, T., 1863. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 41

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 protracta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Justicia protracta. 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 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Justicia protracta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Justicia protracta. Published online. Accessed: November 10 2022.

Vernacular names

English: veld justicia

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