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

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Felipe

scientific name

Justicia pacifica (Oerst.) Hemsl.
status

 

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).

UAT

USA, Arizona, Tucson, University of Arizona

MEXU

MEXU

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Justicia

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