Acanthaceae
Justicia

Justicia tristis (Nees) T.Anderson

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 38 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Ensermu, K. [3546] Cameroon K000109515 No
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10299] Cameroon K000109316 No
Jan 1, 2002 Sidwell, K. [422] Cameroon K000109314 No
Jan 1, 2002 Onana, J.-M. [933] Cameroon K000109315 No
Jan 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [43] Cameroon K000027645 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7651] Cameroon K000027644 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [7157] Cameroon K000011391 No
Jan 1, 1995 Gereau, R.E. [5664] Cameroon K000029634 No
Jan 1, 1994 Harris, D.J. [3635] Cameroon K000011389 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ekema, N. [476] Cameroon K000518950 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [842] Cameroon K000011388 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [757] Cameroon K000011387 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5795] Cameroon K000011390 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5437] Cameroon K000436181 No
Jan 1, 1992 Harris, D.J. [2699] Cameroon K000029632 No
Jan 1, 1992 Harris, D.J. [2699] Cameroon K000029631 No
Jan 1, 1990 Manning, S.D. [941] Cameroon K000029637 No
Cheek, M.; Ndive; Sama; Enow; Enow; Tampie, J.; Tampie, D.; Tako, T.; Obi, M. [14398] Cameroon K001518510 Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000419167 Unknown Type Material Yes
Talbot, P., A. [2011] Nigeria K000419040 Unknown Type Material Yes
Musah, A J. [102] Cameroon K001400049 Yes
Vogel [161] Equatorial Guinea K000419166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [10603] Cameroon K000029633 No
Barter [161] Equatorial Guinea K000419165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [5017] Cameroon Adhatoda tristis K000029635 No
Thomas, D.W. [2668] Cameroon Adhatoda tristis K000029636 No

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/

  • 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