Justicia anselliana T.Anderson

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Justicia

Characteristics

A herb. It can be erect or lie over. It grows each year from seed. The stems are 40 cm long and hairy. The flowers are white.
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Small white and purple-streaked flowers 1/4 in. long, few in short axillary one-sided inflorescences.
A nearly glabrous herb, erect or decumbent, 1-2 ft.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in low lying flood lands.
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Low-lying flood lands.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young leaves are eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Justicia anselliana world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Central African Republic, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50295-1
WFO ID wfo-0000354142
COL ID 3QVVH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Justicia kapiriensis Justicia anselliana Dianthera anselliana Ecbolium ansellianum Adhatoda anselliana