Justicia L.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Justicia

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 12330 with J. Jardim, F. Juchum & A. Carvalho, 18 Mar 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Itanhém Mun. Fazenda Pedra Grande, 16.2 km west of Itanhém on road to Batinga, then 0.6 km north to Fazenda (owner Otevaldo Resende da Silva).

  • Habitat

    Southern Bahian Moist Forest transitional to Mesophyllous forest.

  • Description

    Scandent, to 3 m; corolla red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 642483

    Occurrence ID: 5f0cf57b-3868-4e13-91a6-74c434526f51

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Justicia L. det D. C. Wasshausen

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Itanhém Mun.

  • Locality

    Fazenda Pedra Grande, 16.2 km west of Itanhém on road to Batinga, then 0.6 km north to Fazenda (owner Otevaldo Resende da Silva)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 260 - 300 m. (853 - 984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.1325, -40.4214

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The New York Botanical Garden
No. 12330
T	„	Acanthaceae
Justicia
det. DV Wassh.
Brazil. Bahia. Itanhem: Fazenda Pedra Grande, 16.2 km
west of Itanhem on road to Batinga, then 0.6 km north to
Fazenda (owner Otevaldo Resende da Silva).
17°07’57.8"S, 40°25’17.8"W. 260-300 m. Southern
Bahian Moist Forest transitional to Mesophyllous forest.
Scandent, to 3 m; corolla red.
W. W. Thomas, J. Jardim, F. Juchum & A. Carvalho
18 Mar 2001
Supported by the National Geographic Society
00642483