Justicia spicigera Schltdl.

Mohintli (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Justicia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.25-1.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.65
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

Damp or dry thickets, forest, hedgerows, from near sea level to elevations of 1,800 metres.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses dye material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Apoplexy (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Nerves (unspecified)
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Justicia spicigera leaf picture by Alo Rocio (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Justicia spicigera flower picture by Lin Yai (cc-by-sa)
Justicia spicigera flower picture by Ortega Rodolfo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Justicia spicigera world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guam, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:133119-2
WFO ID wfo-0000354009
COL ID 3QXCX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Justicia spicigera Jacobinia scarlatina Justicia mohintli Justicia atramentaria Jacobinia spicigera Jacobinia atramentaria Sericographis mohintli Drejera willdenowiana Jacobinia neglecta Jacobinia mohintli Sericographis moctli Sericographis neglecta Jacobinia mohintli Justicia liebmanii Justicia scarlatina