PLANTS Profile for Justicia candicans (Arizona water-willow)

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PLANTS Profile

Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson
Arizona water-willow

Symbol:

JUCA9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson

Jacobinia ovata

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Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson

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Synonyms:
Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson

	ADCA4	Adhatoda candicans Nees
	JACA6	Jacobinia candicans (Nees) Benth. & Hook. f.
	JAOV	Jacobinia ovata A. Gray

Distribution:
Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson


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USA (AZ)

Related Taxa:
Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 28 species in Justicia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson var. subglabra (S. Watson) L.D. Benson [excluded]. .

Justicia candicans var. subglabra

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus	Justicia L. – water-willow
Species	Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson – Arizona water-willow

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Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D. Benson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182332.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 07:42 PM CDT