Justicia betonica L.
ACANTHACEAE
- Acanthus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Justicia betonica L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 1: 15. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Squirrel's tail
English name: squirrel's-tail English name: white shrimp-plant
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Nicoteba betonica (L.) Lindau
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
Page counter: 1533 ( AVG: 221.18 / 219.883 )
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Justicia betonica
Flowers at Polis Restaurant Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Habit at Kalae, Molokai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Flowers at Polis Restaurant Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Flowers at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Flowers and leaves at Polis Restaurant Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Flowers at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Habit at Kalae, Molokai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Tracey Slotta - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Justicia betonica
Flowers at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Plant at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Flowers and leaves at Polis Restaurant Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Justicia betonica
Flowers at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Justicia borinquensis Britton [259]
2) Justicia brandegeeana Wassh. & L.B. Sm. [1791]
3) Justicia californica (Benth.) D. Gibson [281]
4) Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson var. subglabra (S. Watson) L.D. Benson [excluded] [289]
5) Justicia carthagenensis Jacq. [253]
6) Justicia crassifolia (Chapm.) Chapm. ex Small [230]
7) Justicia martinsoniana Howard [355]
8) Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau var. ovata [383]
9) Justicia turneri Hilsenb. [281]
10) Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier [1801]
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