Justicia adhatoda

Justicia adhatoda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Genus: Justicia
Species: Justicia adhatoda

Name

Justicia adhatoda L., 1753.

Synonyms

Homonym

• Adhatoda adhatoda (L.) Huth Helios 11(9): 132. 1893, nom. inadmiss.

Heterotypic

• Adhatoda vasica Nees, Pl. As. Rar. (Wallich) 3: 103. 1832.
• Adhatoda zeylanica Medic., Hist. & Comment. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod,-Palat. 6: 393. 1790.

Cultural

Provincial flower of the Punjab (Pakistan)

References

• Flora of Pakistan 2008. 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010 July 30 [1].
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 15.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Justicia adhatoda in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.