Justicia hyssopifolia

Justicia hyssopifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Justiciinae
Genus: Justicia
Species: Justicia hyssopifolia

Name

Justicia hyssopifolia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 15 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dianthera hyssopifolia (L.) Medik., Bot. Beob. 1782: 7 (1783).
  • Ecbolium hyssopifolium (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 487 (1891).
  • Gendarussa hyssopifolia (L.) Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 159 (1845).

Homonyms

Justicia hyssopifolia Gouan ex Nees = Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. quadrifidus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 15. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Justicia hyssopifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Justicia hyssopifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Justicia hyssopifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 13 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Justicia hyssopifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Justicia hyssopifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

español: Mataprieta

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