Justicia salviiflora Kunth

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 : 210

Justicia salviiflora Kunth

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: November; fruiting: unknown.

DISTRIBUTION.— Mexico (Chih., Chis., Col., Dur., Gro., Jal., Méx, Mich., Mor., Nay., Oax., Sin., Son., Tamps., Zac.).

HABITAT.— Mesophytic montane forest.

ELEVATION.— Ca. 1050 meters.

NOTES.— Daniel (1995) provided a description of this species ( Fig. 4C ), which attains its northeasternmost occurrence and is rare in Tamaulipas.

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Mpio. Ocampo, Ejido El Refugio en la Reserva de la Biósfera El Cielo , [23°00ʹ00ʺN, 099°20ʹ58ʺW], J. Mora-López. et al. 268 ( UAT, XAL) .

Figures

FIGURE 4. Tamaulipan Acanthaceae IV. A. Justicia brandegeeana. B. Justicia leonardii. C. Justicia salviiflora. D. Justicia linearis. E. Justicia fulvicoma. F. Justicia pilosella. G. Justicia canbyi. H. Justicia sp. I. Justicia pacifica. Photos by T. Daniel (A–C, E) and L. García-Morales (D, F–I).