Justicia
Justicia carnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Asteridae (unranked) Euasterids I Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Justicia L.
Species
See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Asteridae is a Botanical name at the rank of subclass. Circumscription of the subclass has varied with the taxonomic system being In the APG II system (2003 for the classification of Flowering plants, the name asterids refers to a Clade (a Monophyletic group The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. The family Acanthaceae (or Acanthus family) is a taxon of Dicotyledonous Flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank.

Justicia (syn. Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group The family Acanthaceae (or Acanthus family) is a taxon of Dicotyledonous Flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh

Selected species

Justicia americana (American Water-willow), is native to eastern North America north to southern Ontario; it is the hardiest species in the genus, hardy to USDA Plant Zone 4. American Water-willow ( Justicia americana) is a Herbaceous, aquatic Flowering plant in the Acanthus family native to North Justicia brandegeeana ( Mexican Shrimp Plant or Shrimp Plant; Syn Justicia californica is a species of flowering shrub native to the deserts of southern California Arizona and northern Mexico Justicia pectoralis ( Acanthus family) is a herb known as tilo in Cuba and other Latin American countries (e Justicia rizzinii ( syn Libonia floribunda KKoch, Jacobinia pauciflora ( Nees) Lindau, Justicia floribunda Justicia spicigera ( Mexican honeysuckle or mohintli) is an evergreen Shrub with tubular orange flowers Justicia umbrosa ( Brazilian plume, Yellow Jacobinia; syn Adhatoda umbrosa Ness, and Justicia aurea Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Justicia ovata (Looseflower Water-willow) occurs nearly as far north, reaching Michigan. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.

Typical habitat of American Water-willow (Justicia americana) on the Coosa River near Wetumpka, Alabama

Justicia brandegeeana (formerly Beloperone guttata, commonly called Shrimp Plant) is native to Mexico. The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers It begins at the confluence of the Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers in Rome Georgia Wetumpka is a city in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5726 The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. It is hardy to −4 °C but will often recover in the spring after freezing back in USDA Plant Zone 8a.

Justicia carnea (formerly Jacobinia carnea, common names including Brazilian Plume Flower, Flamingo Flower, and Jacobinia) is native to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. It is hardy to −2 °C but will often recover in the spring after freezing back in USDA Plant Zone 8a.

References

• Plant Systematics: Justicia
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Justicia
• USDA Plants Profile: Justicia