Justicia petiolaris (Nees) T.Anderson is a plant in the Acanthaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Justicia petiolaris (Nees) T.Anderson

Justicia petiolaris (Nees) T.Anderson

Justicia petiolaris is a perennial rhizomatous geophyte in the Acanthaceae family, native to southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Justicia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Justicia petiolaris (Nees) T.Anderson

Justicia petiolaris (Nees) T.Anderson is a plant species classified in the family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous geophyte, and it is native to Mozambique, Eswatini, and the eastern and southern regions of South Africa.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Acanthaceae Justicia

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