Acanthaceae
Justicia

Justicia heterocarpa T.Anderson

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 41 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa to Arabian Peninsula, SE. Pakistan to NW. India. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Malik, K.A. & Ghafoor, A. (1988). Flora of Pakistan 188: 1-79. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 41 (1863).
  • in Nordic J. Bot. 10: 374, figs.27, 28 (1990).
  • —Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 200 (1900).
  • —Hedrén in Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(1): 105 (1989).
  • —Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 2: 580 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Hedrén [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Holst, C. [8903] Tanzania K000419084 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Volkens, G. [454] Tanzania K000419083 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [8343] Ethiopia K000419130 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hohenacker, R.F. [2300] Ethiopia K000419131 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Dinter [87] South Africa K000378578 Isotype Yes
Erkowit [3521] Sudan K:SPC-02868.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6238] Tanzania K000468187 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [8116] Tanzania K005343865 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4733] Uganda K000419281 Holotype Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4733] Uganda K000419282 Holotype Yes
Lindau [8799] Tanzania K000419082 Lectotype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6250] Tanzania K000468175 No
Stocks, J.E. [74] Pakistan K000884120 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [5760] Tanzania K005343868 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6413] Tanzania K000468012 No
Dawkins, H.C. [402] Uganda K:SPC-02867.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2877] Tanzania K:SPC-04247.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [9941] Tanzania K:SPC-24897.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6340] Tanzania K000468085 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6679] Tanzania K005343866 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5760] Tanzania K000468664 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2427] Tanzania K:SPC-04246.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5793] Tanzania K000468632 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6689] Tanzania K005343867 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5919] Tanzania K000468506 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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