Acanthaceae
Justicia

Justicia laxa T.Anderson

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 43 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to Angola. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 205
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2:266, partly (T. Vogel 144 Preuss 1350).
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 7: 43 (1863)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "UPWTA (Burkill, 2025)"
  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2012 Dauby, G.; Nguema, N.; Mounoumoulossi, E.; Bissiemou, P. [GD 1692] Gabon K000662392 No
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10220] Cameroon K000109333 No
Jan 1, 2002 Mackinder, B. [306] Cameroon K000109334 No
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4286] Cameroon K000109335 No
Feb 1, 1997 Lane, P. [214] Cameroon K000085621 No
Jan 1, 1997 Cheek, M. [5436] Cameroon K000085620 No
Jan 1, 1997 Watts, J. [810] Cameroon K000085619 No
Jan 1, 1997 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [850] Cameroon K000085618 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ekema, N. [479] Cameroon K000518961 No
Jan 1, 1992 Harris, D.J. [2684] Cameroon K000029473 No
Jan 1, 1968 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6875] Cameroon K000029472 No
Aug 1, 1961 Morton, J.K. [K 818] Cameroon K000029469 No
Jan 1, 1960 Keay, R.W.J. [37534] Cameroon K000029470 No
Jul 26, 1897 Mann G. [63] Equatorial Guinea K000419035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 26, 1897 Mann G. [63] Equatorial Guinea K000419034 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13499] Equatorial Guinea K001561635 Yes
Zenker; Staudt [460] Cameroon K000419036 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gosline, W.G.; Njume, E.; Epie, J.; Katumba; Roland; Emily; Smith, R.; Yasir [356] Cameroon K001518549 Yes
Tah, K. [664] Cameroon K001518502 Yes
Cheek, M.; Ghogue; Jam; Tanwani; Ndene. [10938] Cameroon K001518560 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [589] Cameroon K001401637 Yes
Lane-Poole, C.E. [444] Sierra Leone K005340669 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [705] Cote d'Ivoire K005340701 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [6168] Cote d'Ivoire K005340700 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A2420] Cote d'Ivoire K005340703 Yes
Cheek, M.; Sama; Ndive, E.; Enow, B. [14099] Cameroon K001518520 Yes
Cheek, M.; Csiba; Renggana; Ngolan; Bhardol; Woltoff; Rowe [10790] Cameroon K000609639 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [398] Cote d'Ivoire K005340702 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [4459] Cote d'Ivoire K005340704 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [5504] Cote d'Ivoire K005340705 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL1523] Sierra Leone K005340668 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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