Justicia heterocarpa T.Anderson

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Justicia

Characteristics

An erect herb. It is hairy and grows each year from seed. The stems are 60 cm long and have ribs. The leaves are opposite and oval. They have soft hairs. The flowers are white or pink with darker marks. There are bracts around the flowers. The fruit are dry capsules.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry grassland, bushland, Brachystegia woodland, wooded grassland, rocky hillsides, often under shade, in a variety of soils, at elevations from 300-2,000 metres
More
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry grassland. It is often under shade.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds or cuttings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Justicia heterocarpa habit picture by IMMORTAL_2209 (cc-by-sa)
Justicia heterocarpa habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Justicia heterocarpa habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Justicia heterocarpa leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Justicia heterocarpa leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Justicia heterocarpa leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Justicia heterocarpa flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Justicia heterocarpa flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Justicia heterocarpa flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Justicia heterocarpa world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000353648
COL ID 6NHKF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Justicia heterocarpoides Ecbolium heterocarpum Rostellularia heterocarpoides Harnieria dimorphocarpa Rostellularia heterocarpa Justicia heterocarpa subsp. heterocarpa Justicia heterocarpa

Lower taxons

Justicia heterocarpa subsp. praetermissa Justicia heterocarpa subsp. vallicola Justicia heterocarpa subsp. dinteri