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Taxon:  Justicia carnea Lindl.



Summary
Genus:
Justicia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Justicieae
Nomen number:
315448
Place of publication:
Edwards's Bot. Reg. 17: t. 1397. 1831
Verified:
03/06/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Jacobinia carnea (Lindl.) G. Nicholson

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cyrtanthera magnifica Nees
Cyrtanthera pohliana Nees var. velutina Nees
Jacobinia magnifica (Nees) Voss
Jacobinia velutina (Nees) Voss
Justicia magnifica Pohl ex Nees, nom. inval.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Cabrera, A. L., dir. 1977-. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, República Argentina.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  4. Ezcurra, C. 2002. El género Justicia (Acanthaceae) en Sudamérica austral. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 89:240-241.
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. Graham, V. A. W. 1988. Delimitation and infra-generic classification of Justicia (Acanthaceae). Kew Bull. 43:616.
  7. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  10. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  11. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  13. Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
  14. Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
  15. Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:55.
Common names
English
Brazilian-plume –
flamingo-flower –
king's-crown –
plumeflower –
German
brasilianische Justizie –
Spanish
vara de la justicia –
Swedish
praktjakobinia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Paraná 
2Cultivated    also cult. in tropics
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones], Paraguay [Alto Paraná]
Cultivated (also cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Cabrera, A. L., dir. 1977-. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, República Argentina.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Weed  Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=315448. Accessed 24 April 2025.