Justicia carnea Lindl.

Brazilian-plume (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Justicia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 1-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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 -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Justicia carnea habit picture by Rezini Josias Alan (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Justicia carnea leaf picture by Flor Alex (cc-by-sa)
Justicia carnea leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Justicia carnea leaf picture by Zilli Valtair Zilli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Justicia carnea flower picture by Ceccon Gilmar (cc-by-sa)
Justicia carnea flower picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)
Justicia carnea flower picture by Flor Alex (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Justicia carnea world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, Cook Islands, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guam, Myanmar, Martinique, Paraguay, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132826-2
WFO ID wfo-0000354735
COL ID 3QW3R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 455512
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Jacobinia magnifica Jacobinia carnea Orthotactus pohlianus Orthotactus ciliatus Justicia magnifica Porphyrocoma pohliana Cyrtanthera magnifica Cyrtanthera pohliana Amphiscopia pohliana Dianthera pohliana Ecbolium sellinii Ethesia carnea Ecbolium pohlianun Jacobinia pohliana Jacobinia obtusior Cyrtanthera carnea Amphiscopia pohliana var. angustifolia Cyrtanthera magnifica var. minor Jacobinia pohliana var. velutina Orthotactus pohlianus var. angustifolius Justicia carnea