Acanthaceae FAMILY

Justicia pectoralis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Justicia pectoralis is a perennial plant growing 15 - 200cm tall with weak stems that can be erect to spreading or decumbent and often form roots at their lower nodes[ 428 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 65 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1978 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama. , 914 Title The Acanthaceae of Colombia Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 31 Author Leonard E.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1958 ISBN Description A botanical journal, this edition is devoted to a treatment of the Acanthaceae of Colombia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1012 Title Acanthaceae of Bolivia Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 49 Author Wasshausen D.C. & Wood J.R.I Publisher National Museum of Natural History; Washington Year 2004 ISBN Description A treatment of all the Acanthaceae in Bolivia ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean

HabitatSandy soil in apparently undisturbed seasonally dry forest in lowland areas, sometimes growing on rocks by forested streams[ 1012 Title Acanthaceae of Bolivia Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 49 Author Wasshausen D.C. & Wood J.R.I Publisher National Museum of Natural History; Washington Year 2004 ISBN Description A treatment of all the Acanthaceae in Bolivia ]. A common weed of roadsides and waste places at elevations near sea level[ 428 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 65 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1978 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama. ].