Justicia pacifica (Oerst.) Hemsl.

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 209

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11513051
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11513224
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B44B63-E97A-FFAC-C50A-3B95FD98C8AB
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Justicia pacifica (Oerst.) Hemsl.
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Justicia pacifica (Oerst.) Hemsl. View in CoL

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: August–December; fruiting: October–November.

DISTRIBUTION.— USA (Tex.), Mexico (Ags., Chih., Chis., Col., D.F., Dur., Gro., Gto., Hgo., Jal., Méx., Mich., Mor., Nay., N.L., Oax., Pue., Qro., S.L.P., Sin., Son., Tamps., Zac.), Central America.

HABITAT.— Thornscrub, tropical deciduous forest, wetlands, disturbed sites.

ELEVATION.— 50–600 meters.

NOTES.— Daniel (2011) provided a description of J. pacifica ( Fig. 4I View FIGURE ). Other names that have been applied to this species include: J. caudata A. Gray , J. runyonii Small , and J. furcata Jacq. Mora-Olivo 5676 has elongate-linear leaves (e.g., 115 × 8 mm), and was noted to be a hydrophyte.

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Mpio. Victoria, Cañón de Calamaco , W de Ciudad Victoria , L. García-Morales 854b ( ITCV) ; 1 km S de Santa Librada , L. García-Morales 4647 ( ITCV) ; Mpio. Villagrán, Rancho 3 de Marzo , L. García-Morales, s.n. ( ITCV) ; 37 mi from Tampico on Monte hwy., M. Johnston 4092 ( US) ; KM 647 on top of Mesa de Llera, M. Johnston & J. Graham 4403 ( US) ; 4 mi N of Tomaseño on Victoria–Villagrán hwy., M. Johnston & J. Graham 4678 ( US) ; 2 mi W of Mante–Victoria hwy. on rd. to Gómez Farías , M. Johnston & J. Crutchfield 5731 ( US) ; KM 678, hwy. Mexico to Laredo , I. Langman 3000 ( US) ; Cuesta de Llera, KM 660 of hwy., C. Lundell & A. Lundell 12488 ( US) ; Mpio. Victoria, Ejido Santa Ana , 23°52.0ʹN, 099°13.6ʹW, J. Martínez s.n. ( UAT) GoogleMaps ; Mpio. Villagrán, Ejido Campoamor , 24°29.3ʹN, 099°18.3ʹW, A. Mora-Olivo 1289 ( UAT) GoogleMaps ; Mpio. Abasolo, Río Soto la Marina , a la izquierda de la cabecera municipal de Abasolo , 24°02.4ʹN, 098°22.9ʹW, A. Mora-Olivo 5676 ( MEXU, UAT) GoogleMaps ; Mpio. Llera, Ejido La Antostura , rumbo al Río Guayalejo , 23°02ʹ06ʺN, 099°00ʹ42ʺW, A. Mora-Olivo 7763 ( UAT) GoogleMaps ; Río Sabinas, “ Rancho de Las Calavasas ,” opposite KM 619 on Pan American Hwy. , N of El Limón , A. Sharp & E. Hernández X. 50/50385 ( MEXU).