Justicia Linnaeus 1753 (water-willow)

Angiospermae - Lamiales - Acanthaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Parent taxon: Acanthaceae according to M. S. Chauhan 1991

See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Acanthaceoxylon, Acanthus, Adhatoda, Aphelandra, Asyslassa, Blepharis, Bravaisia, Chamaeranthemum, Dicliptera, Dipteracanthus, Eranthemum, Hygrophila, Hypoestes, Lepidagathis, Peristrophe, Phlogacanthus, Pseuderanthemum, Pseudocalyx, Rostellularia, Rungia, Strobilanthes, Tessmanniacanthus, Vavara, Xerothamnella

Subtaxa: Justicia adhatoda Justicia betonica Justicia chinensis Justicia ecbolium Justicia echioides Justicia hyssopifolia Justicia nasuta Justicia procumbens Justicia purpurea Justicia repens Justicia sexangularis

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Type: Justicia hyssopifolia

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (16 collections), Tanzania (3)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Tanzania (1)

Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences

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