Justicia L.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Justicia

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 9429 with A.M. Carvalho, A. Amorim, J.G. Jardim & S. Lisboa, 14 Nov 1992

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Una Mun. Reserva Biológica do Mico-IeÔo (IBAMA), 46 km north on BA-001 between Ilhéus and Una.

  • Habitat

    Atlantic coastal forest on hilltop.

  • Description

    Herb near edge of forest, 0.5 m tall, in shade, leaves lustrous green above, paler beneath. Inflorescences pale green, corolla magenta becoming white basally. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 492067

    Occurrence ID: a4139868-6e22-41a9-b8d6-f69e6d5ed2e4

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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

    Una Mun.

  • Locality

    Reserva Biológica do Mico-IeÔo (IBAMA), 46 km north on BA-001 between Ilhéus and Una

  • Coordinates

    -15.15, -39.08

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
A joint project with the Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Bahia
No. 9429	ACANTHACEAE
Jitjf/ct*
BRAZIL. Bahia: Mun. Una. Reserva
Biologica do Mico-Ieao (IBAMA), 46 km north
on BA-001 between Ilheus and Una. 15°09’S,
39°05’W. Atlantic coastal forest on
hilltop.
Herb near edge of forest, 0.5 m tall, in
shade, leaves lustrous green above, paler
beneath. Inflorescences pale green, corolla
magenta becoming white basally.
W.W. Thomas, A.M. Carvalho, A. Amorim, J.G.
Jardim & S. Lisboa	14 Nov 1992
Supported by the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
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