Justicia ovata

Justicia ovata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 ovata

Name

Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau}}, 1900

Synonyms

• Beloperone obtusifolia Nees
• Dianthera americana Fraser ex Nees
• Dianthera caroliniana Fraser ex Nees
• Dianthera humilis (Michx.) Engelm. & A. Gray
• Dianthera ovata Walt.
• Ecbolium obtusifolium (Nees) Kuntze
• Ecbolium ovatum (Walt.) Kuntze
• Jacobinia ovata (Walt.) A. Gray
• Justicia humilis Michx.
• Rhytiglossa humilis (Michx.) Nees

Homonyms

• Justicia ovata (Nees) E. Mey. = Isoglossa ovata (Nees) G. Lindau
• Justicia ovata Dietr. ex Steud. = Dicliptera peruviana (Lam.) Jussieu

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia) Regional: Mexico Mexico (Tamaulipas) Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lindau, G., Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 2(2): 237. 1900.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Justicia ovata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 14.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Justicia ovata. Published online. Accessed Jun. 14 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Justicia ovata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Justicia ovata . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 14.

Vernacular names

English: Looseflower water-willow

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