Justicia puberula Immelman

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Justicia

Characteristics

Shrublet or perennial herb, 0.12-0.50 m high, all parts minutely and densely puberulous. Leaves sometimes glandular on margins, narrowly to broadly lanceolate, apex broadly acute to obtuse, base cuneate; petiole slender, 0-6 mm long. Inflorescence of 1(2) flowers per cyme, sessile, scattered in leaf axils. Bract and bracteoles reduced, subulate to triangular, ±2 x 1 mm. Calyx of 5 subequal, narrowly lanceolate lobes. Corolla (4-)5-8 mm long, white with mauve lines on palate. Pollen 2-colporate, 35-42 µm long, areolate. Capsule 4-seeded, cylindrical, puberulous, delicate, up to 8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Justicia puberula world distribution map, present in Botswana and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:987553-1
WFO ID wfo-0000353943
COL ID 3QX4W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Justicia puberula