Acanthaceae
Justicia

Justicia pilosa (Nees) Lindau

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 350 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to N. Brazil. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (2023). Algunos errores, correcciones y adiciones en las Acanthaceae de Bolivia. Revista de la Sociedad Boliviana de Botánica 13: 89-95.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (2023). Algunos errores, correcciones y adiciones en las Acanthaceae de Bolivia. Revista de la Sociedad Boliviana de Botánica 13: 89-95.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Matthews [1524] Peru K000529361 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 illegible [s.n.] Peru K000529362 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Matthews [1524] Peru K000529360 Type Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [651] Brazil K001033485 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [651] Brazil K001033486 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [47284] Brazil K001033483 Yes
Ule, E. [9824] Brazil K001033488 Yes
Ule, E. [9813] Brazil K001033480 Yes
Ule, E. [5850] Brazil K001033479 Yes
Maas, P.J.M. [P13087] Brazil K001033481 Yes
Pires, J.M. [51218] Brazil K001033487 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [47427] Brazil K001033484 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [292] Brazil K001033482 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0