Brazilian Plume
Justicia carnea
Also known as Flamingo Flower, Pink Jacobinia, Plume Flower
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- December-April
How to identify Brazilian Plume
Identify Brazilian Plume by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large showy pink plume-like flower clusters.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Brazilian Plume.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia carnea
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brazilian Plume itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brazilian Plume itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Brazilian Plume
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Brazilian Plume (Justicia carnea) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and 6 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Brazilian Plume belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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