Justicia americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids I
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Genus: Justicia
Species: Justicia americana

Name

Justicia americana (L.) Vahl, 1791

Synonyms

  • Dianthera americana L.
  • Dianthera americana var. subcoriacea (Fernald) Shinners
  • Dianthera ensiformis Walt.
  • Dianthera linearifolia (Lam.) Raf.
  • Ecbolium americanum (L.) Kuntze
  • Gendarussa pedunculosa Presl
  • Justicia americana var. subcoriacea Fernald
  • Justicia ensiformis (Walt.) Ell.
  • Justicia linearifolia Lam.
  • Justicia mortuifluminis Fern.
  • Justicia pedunculosa Michx.
  • Justicia umbratilis Fern.
  • Rhytiglossa ensiformis (Walt.) Wood
  • Rhytiglossa pedunculosa (Presl) Nees

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Justicia americana
  • Continental:Northern America
    • Regional:Eastern USA
      • USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Ontario, Quebec)
    • Regional:Mexico
      • Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Vernacular names

English: American water-willow
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