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Justicia
Justicia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It is the largest genus within the family, with over 900 accepted species. They are native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, India, and Africa. The genus serves as host to many butterfly species, such as Anartia fatima. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. The generic name honours Scottish horticulturist James Justice (1698–1763). They are closely related to Pachystachys.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American water-willow
speciesJusticia americana
chuparosa
speciesJusticia californica
Gregg's tube tongue
speciesJusticia pilosella
Shrimp plant
speciesJusticia brandegeeana
Purple Justicia
speciesJusticia procumbens
Mexican Honeysuckle
speciesJusticia spicigera
King's-crown
speciesJusticia carnea
Squirrel's Tail
speciesJusticia betonica
Malabar nut
speciesJusticia adhatoda
Looseflower Water-willow
speciesJusticia ovata
White Justicia
speciesJusticia gendarussa
Yellow Jacobinia
speciesJusticia aurea
Yellow Justicia
speciesJusticia flava
Justicia anagalloides
speciesJusticia anagalloides
Everglades Water-willow
speciesJusticia angusta
Justicia brasiliana
speciesJusticia brasiliana
Justicia comata
speciesJusticia comata
Justicia croceochlamys
speciesJusticia croceochlamys
Justicia protracta
speciesJusticia protracta
Lance-leaved water-willow
speciesJusticia lanceolata
Longflower Tube Tongue
speciesJusticia longii
Runyon's Water Willow
speciesJusticia runyonii
freshcut
speciesJusticia pectoralis
Justicia carthaginensis
speciesJusticia carthaginensis
Pistol Bush
speciesJusticia adhatodoides
Justicia lanstyakii
speciesJusticia lanstyakii
Glaucous Justicia
speciesJusticia glauca
Blue Justicia
speciesJusticia petiolaris
Justicia scheidweileri
speciesJusticia scheidweileri
Justicia laevilinguis
speciesJusticia laevilinguis
Cape Justice
speciesJusticia capensis
Justicia leptantha
speciesJusticia leptantha
Justicia floribunda
speciesJusticia floribunda
Native Justicia
speciesJusticia hygrophiloides
Justicia pacifica
speciesJusticia pacifica
Justicia goudotii
speciesJusticia goudotii
Justicia squarrosa
speciesJusticia squarrosa
Justicia riparia
speciesJusticia riparia
Palmer's Tube-Tongue
speciesJusticia palmeri
Justicia insularis
speciesJusticia insularis
Justicia turneri
speciesJusticia turneri
Justicia austrocapensis
speciesJusticia austrocapensis
Justicia campylostemon
speciesJusticia campylostemon
Justicia andromeda
speciesJusticia andromeda
Justicia fimbriata
speciesJusticia fimbriata
Justicia insolita
speciesJusticia insolita
Purpus' Hummingbird Flower
speciesJusticia purpusii
Justicia championii
speciesJusticia championii
Mexican Plume
speciesJusticia fulvicoma
Justicia breviflora
speciesJusticia breviflora
Justicia cardinalis
speciesJusticia cardinalis
Justicea
speciesJusticia odora
Justicia rhodoptera
speciesJusticia rhodoptera
Justicia ixtlania
speciesJusticia ixtlania
Justicia quadrifaria
speciesJusticia quadrifaria
Justicia xylosteoides
speciesJusticia xylosteoides
Justicia aequilabris
speciesJusticia aequilabris
Justicia matammensis
speciesJusticia matammensis
Justicia hyssopifolia
speciesJusticia hyssopifolia
Justicia ramulosa
speciesJusticia ramulosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50152.