Justicia petiolaris

Justicia petiolaris is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae.[1][2] It is native to Swaziland and eastern and southern South Africa.[1]

Blue justicia
Justicia petiolaris subsp. petiolaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
J. petiolaris
Binomial name
Justicia petiolaris

Subspecies

J. p. subsp. incerta

There are three subspecies:[1]

  • J. p. subsp. petiolaris
  • J. p. subsp. bowiei (C.B. CI.) Immelman
  • J. p. subsp. incerta (C.B. CI.) Immelman

References

  1. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
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