Justicia carnea, the Brazilian plume flower, Brazilian-plume, flamingo flower, or jacobinia, is a flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae.[2]

Justicia carnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
J. carnea
Binomial name
Justicia carnea
Lindl. (1831)
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Amphiscopia ciliata (Nees) Nees (1847), nom. illeg.
  • Amphiscopia pohliana Nees (1847)
  • Amphiscopia pohliana var. angustifolia Nees (1847)
  • Cyrtanthera carnea (Lindl.) Bremek. (1948)
  • Cyrtanthera longiflora (Vis.) Nees (1847)
  • Cyrtanthera magnifica Nees (1847)
  • Cyrtanthera magnifica var. minor Nees (1847)
  • Cyrtanthera pohliana Nees (1847)
  • Cyrtanthera pohliana var. obtusior Nees (1847)
  • Cyrtanthera pohliana var. velutina Nees (1847)
  • Dianthera pohliana (Nees) G.Nicholson (1884)
  • Dianthera pohliana f. angustifolia Voss (1894)
  • Ecbolium pohlianun (Nees) Kuntze (1891)
  • Ecbolium sellinii Kuntze (1891)
  • Ethesia carnea Raf. (1838)
  • Jacobinia carnea (Lindl.) G.Nicholson (1885)
  • Jacobinia magnifica (Nees) Lindau (1895)
  • Jacobinia magnifica var. carnea (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey (1900), nom. superfl.
  • Jacobinia obtusior L.H.Bailey (1923)
  • Jacobinia pohliana (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. (1893)
  • Jacobinia pohliana f. velutina (Nees) Voss (1894)
  • Jacobinia splendens Voss (1894), pro syn.
  • Justicia longiflora Vis. (1839)
  • Justicia magnifica Pohl ex Nees (1847)
  • Justicia velutina Brongn. ex Lem. (1849)
  • Orthotactus ciliatus Nees (1847)
  • Orthotactus pohlianus Nees (1847)
  • Orthotactus pohlianus var. angustifolius Nees (1847)
  • Porphyrocoma longifolia Voss (1894), pro syn.
  • Porphyrocoma pohliana (Nees) Lindau (1893)

The perennial plant is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregions of eastern Brazil, Misiones Province of northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay.[1]

It is cultivated and sold as a decorative potted plant and is planted in landscaping as a feature plant in warm temperate and subtropical climates.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Justicia carnea Lindl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Justicia carnea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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