Common Small Justicia
Justicia japonica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia japonica
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On hills above 900m on bare slopes, grasslands and waste places
- Distribution
- India, East Africa, Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaya Peninsula, Japan
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“This is a prostrate perennial herb with elliptic leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Small Justicia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Fruit capsule is hairy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Small Justicia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ജസ്റ്റീഷ്യ ജപ്പോണിക്ക
About Common Small Justicia
Common small Justicia (Justicia japonica) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat and 4 other states. It grows in on hills above 900m on bare slopes, grasslands and waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Common Small Justicia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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