Justicia nuriana is a plant species endemic to eastern Venezuela. It is known from the State of Bolívar, Altiplanicie de Nuria.[1][2][3]
| Justicia nuriana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. nuriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Justicia nuriana | |
Justicia nurianais an herb up to 1 m tall. Leaves are broadly oblong to ovate, up to 22 cm long. Flowers are borne in spikes at the end of branches. Capsule is egg-shaped (unusual for the genus), up to 13 mm long.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Wasshausen, Dieter Carl. 1992. New species and new combinations of Justicia (Acanthaceae) in the Venezuelan Guyana. Novon 2:62-30.
- ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584.
- ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.