Justicia L.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Justicia

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Kallunki 423 with J. R. Pirani, 01 Feb 1993

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Maraú Mun. 75 km from Ubaitaba and BR-101 on road to Campinhos, past turn to Maraú.

  • Habitat

    Restinga forest. On sandy soil.

  • Description

    Shrub with long scandent branches to 2 m tall. Calyx green, corolla white, zygomorphic: stamens 2, ascending under upper lip. Flowers with sweet odor. Leaves fleshy. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 492072

    Occurrence ID: a572bbcd-0024-4c38-bcc5-12d906535b7f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Justicia L. det D. C. Wasshausen, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Maraú Mun.

  • Locality

    75 km from Ubaitaba and BR-101 on road to Campinhos, past turn to Maraú.

  • Coordinates

    -14.042, -38.967

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
No. 423	ACANTHACEAE
Justicia
det. D. Wasshausen, 1993
BRAZIL. Bahia: Mun. Marau, 75 km from
Ubaitaba and BR-101 on road to Campinhos,
past turn to Marau. Ca. 14°00-05,S,
38°58’W. Restinga forest on sandy soil.
Shrub with long scandent branches to 2 m
tall. Calyx green, corolla white,
zygomorphic; stamens 2, ascending under
upper lip. Flowers with sweet odor. Leaves
fleshy.
J.A. Kallunki, J.R. Pirani	1 Feb 1993
BOTANICAL
National Geographic Society
00492072