Justicia brandegeeana Wassh. & L.B.Sm.

Shrimpplant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Justicia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.75-1.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Justicia brandegeeana leaf picture by Fernández Marisol (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Justicia brandegeeana flower picture by Lilian Lizeth Pizarro Parary (cc-by-sa)
Justicia brandegeeana flower picture by Sydou Goraji (cc-by-sa)
Justicia brandegeeana flower picture by Flor Alex (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Justicia brandegeeana world distribution map, present in Benin, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bhutan, China, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia (Federated States of), Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Tonga, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289220-2
WFO ID wfo-0000354190
COL ID 3QVZF
BDTFX ID 168019
INPN ID 639359
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Justicia brandegeeana Beloperone guttata Drejerella guttata Calliaspidia guttata