The Mexican Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia brandegeeana
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The stems and leaves are downy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for The Mexican Shrimp Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for The Mexican Shrimp Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About The Mexican Shrimp Plant
A member of the Acanthaceae family, The Mexican Shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeeana) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and 5 other states.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
The Mexican Shrimp Plant belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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