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Justicia extensa

Botanic Family

Acanthaceae

Author

T. Anderson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo (DR)
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Tanzania

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• streamside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Scandent herb with glabrescent stems. Variegated leaves to 140mm x 65mm, glabrous above & pubescent beneath. Panicles 290mm x 90mm, flowers with bracteoles to 1.5mm, pale greenish-yellow flowers outside, dull purple lines inside, hairy calyx to 5mm long, corolla tube 7mm x 3mm with lobes 5mm x 5mm, hairy capsule 18mm x 10mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• Exotica
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Talbot