Mountain Justicia
Justicia santapaui
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- January-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia santapaui
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-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 Mountain 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 Mountain Justicia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mountain Justicia
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Mountain Justicia (Justicia santapaui) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Mountain Justicia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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