Justicia comata (L.) Lam.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Justicia comata (L.) Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 11025 with I. Rivero, P. C. Mitoso, J. E. S. Lima, A. Balbino, 24 Oct 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Purus, downstream from Santa Rosa town.

  • Habitat

    "Salao" (mostly herbaceous vegetation on mild or more often steep levees. Soil hard and brittle, generally moist due to seepage and to small streams and waterfalls of clear water.

  • Description

    terrestrial herb. Terrestrial herb to 30cm, corolla white except for lateral violet stripes flanking center of lower lobe. Photo. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 802024

    Occurrence ID: 09e14266-9825-47fc-bb61-7fb866704ca9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Justicia comata (L.) Lam. det D. C. Daly, 2003

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Rosa do Purus Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Purus, downstream from Santa Rosa town

  • Coordinates

    -9.4892, -70.5061

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 11025
Acanthaceae
Brazil. Acre. Mun. Santa Rosa: Rio Purus, downstream
from Santa Rosa town. ca. 9°29’21.6"S, ca.
70°30’22.2"W. "Salao" (mostly herbaceous vegetation on
mild or more often steep levees. Soil hard and britde,
generally moist due to seepage and to small streams and
waterfalls of clear water.
Terrestrial herb to 30cm, corolla white except for lateral
violet stripes flanking center of lower lobe. Photo.
D. C. Daly, I. Rivero, P. C. Mitoso, J. E. S. Lima & A.
Balbino	24 Oct 2001
NYdb
Supported by the Tinker Foundation
00802024