Acanthaceae
Justicia

Justicia brasiliana Roth

First published in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 17 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Myanmar, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Marchioretto, M.S., Pires da Silva, V.R.S. & Parode, M.F. (2015). A família Acanthaceae Juss. no Rio Grande do Sul. Pesquisas: Botanica 68: 7-82.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Marchioretto, M.S., Pires da Silva, V.R.S. & Parode, M.F. (2015). A família Acanthaceae Juss. no Rio Grande do Sul. Pesquisas: Botanica 68: 7-82.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 [Martius] [1047] Brazil K000529221 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Tweedie [752] Brazil K000529214 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000529218 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000529217 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Brazil K000529219 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Tweedie [[22]] Brazil K000529215 Holotype Yes
Rambo, B. [46399] Brazil K001033170 Yes
Miers, J. [3034] Brazil K001033152 Yes
Sellow, F. [s.n.] Brazil K000979103 Type Yes
s.coll. [1900] Brazil K001033159 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [4371] Brazil K001033173 Yes
Orimoto, A.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001033172 Yes
Cavalcanti, A.C.S. [57] Brazil K001033151 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001033164 Yes
Rambo, B. [46399] Brazil K001033171 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001033157 Yes
Rambo, B. [46082] Brazil K001033169 Yes
Tessmann, G. [6119] Brazil K001033178 Yes
Reitz, P.R. [3793] Brazil K001033153 Yes
Rodas, L.A.C. [1354] Brazil K001033150 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001033158 Yes
Weir, J. [175] Brazil K001033155 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K001033161 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Brazil K001033162 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [19306] Brazil K001033174 Yes
Fox [55] Brazil K001033156 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K001033163 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001033160 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [19155] Brazil K001033175 Yes
Kerr, J.G. [s.n.] Argentina K000529216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, L.B. [9270] Brazil K001033154 Yes
Silva, F.C. [194] Brazil K001033167 Yes
Luiz, T. [2] Brazil K001033177 Yes
Reineck, E.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001033176 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K000529220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rambo, S. [47125] Brazil K001033168 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0