8094.000 Justicia
ADHATODA Mill.
BELOPERONE Nees
JACOBINIA Nees ex Moricand
MONECHMA Hochst.
Hedrén, M. (1989) Justicia sect. Harnieria (Acanthaceae) in Tropical Africa Acta. Univ. Ups. Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(1) 1-141
Hedrén, M. (1990) The Justicia elegantula complex (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 103(3) 263-280
Kelbessa, E. (1990) Justicia Sect. Ansellia (Acanthaceae) Acta. Univ. Ups. Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(2) 1-96
Description of the genus
Shrubs or annual or perennial herbs. Leaves simple, opposite, entire. Inflorescences cymose. Bract (0-)1. Bracteoles 2. Calyx 4-5-lobed, to near the base. Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip very shortly 2-lobed; lower deeply 3-lobed with raised palate. Stamens 2; thecae 2, lower with a well-defined whitish tail. Ovary 2-locular with 2 ovules per loculus. Capsule cylindric or clavate, (1-)4-seeded. Seeds usually rough. Derivation of name: Named after James Justice (1698-1763), a Scottish nurseryman Worldwide: c. 600 species in tropical and warm countries and temperate N America Zimbabwe: 19 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| anagalloides (Nees) T. Anderson | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| betonica L. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| elegantula S. Moore | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| exigua S. Moore | W,C,S | Description, Image |
| flava (Vahl) Vahl | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| francoiseana Brummitt | E | |
| heterocarpa T. Anderson subsp. dinteri (S. Moore) Hedrén | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| kirkiana T. Anderson | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| matammensis (Schweinf.) Oliv. | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| nyassana Lindau | E | Description, Image |
| odora (Forssk.) Lam. | W,S | Description, Image |
| phyllostachys C.B. Clarke | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| protracta (Nees) T. Anderson | N,E,S | Description, Image |
| rhodesiana S. Moore | W,C,E,S | |
| scandens Vahl | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| striata (Klotzsch) Bullock | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| subcordatifolia Vollesen & I.Darbysh. [NrEnd] [LR-nt] | E | Description, Image |
| tenella (Nees) T. Anderson | N,E | Description, Image |
| whytei S. Moore | E |
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