Taxon:
Justicia betonica L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:15. 1753
Verified:
10/20/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
- Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
- Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
- Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
- Graham, V. A. W. 1988. Delimitation and infra-generic classification of Justicia (Acanthaceae). Kew Bull. 43:586.
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
- Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
- Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
- Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
- Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
- Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
squirrel's-tail – white shrimp-plant –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | e. |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | widely natzd. elsewhere |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Sudan
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia (n.), Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Sri Lanka
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MALESIA:
Malaysia
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. |
Weed | | | Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i |