Biology:Justicia floribunda

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Justicia floribunda
Justicia floribunda flores.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
J. floribunda
Binomial name
Justicia floribunda
(K.Koch) Wassh.
Synonyms
  • Libonia floribunda K.Koch
  • Jacobinia pauciflora (Nees) Lindau
  • Justicia rizzinii Wassh.

Justicia floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Brazil.

It is a dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub growing to 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall and wide, with downy stems and leaves, and spikes of nodding, tubular flowers of yellow shading to scarlet at the base. Each pair of leaves has one leaf smaller than the other. It requires a frost-free environment, so is often grown under glass in temperate regions.[1] Despite its common name Brazilian fuchsia, it is not closely related to the true fuchsias.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]

References

  1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964. 
  2. "RHS Plant Selector - Justicia rizzinii". http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3304. Retrieved 25 June 2013. 
  3. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 56. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6317256 entry