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Justicia carthaginensis

Also known as: Adhatoda carthaginensis (Jacq.) Nees +18 more
  • Adhatoda carthaginensis (Jacq.) Nees
  • Adhatoda carthaginensis var. glabra Nees
  • Adhatoda carthaginensis var. minor Nees
  • Adhatoda felisbertiana (Nees) Nees
  • Amphiscopia retusa (Vahl) Nees
  • Beloperone carthaginensis (Jacq.) Benth. & Hook.fil.
  • Beloperone pulchella Linden
  • Beloperone violacea Planch. & Linden
  • Beloperone violacea Planch. ex Decne.
  • Beloperone violacea var. pulchella (Linden) Voss
  • Dianthera violacea (Planch. ex Decne.) Kuntze
  • Dicliptera retusa (Vahl) Juss.
  • Ecbolium carthaginense (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Ecbolium felisbertianum (Nees) Kuntze
  • Ecbolium heterantherum Kuntze
  • Ecbolium retusum (Vahl) Kuntze
  • Gromovia pulchella Regel
  • Gromovia violacea (Planch. & Linden) Regel
  • Justicia charthaginensis L.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Justicia carthaginensis is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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