Glaucous Justicia
Justicia glauca
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- July-January
How to identify Glaucous Justicia
Identify Glaucous Justicia 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Glaucous Justicia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia glauca
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands, scrub-and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Glaucous Justicia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Glaucous Justicia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Glaucous Justicia
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Glaucous Justicia (Justicia glauca) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and 3 other states. It grows in wastelands, scrub-and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Glaucous Justicia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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