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Justicia acuta (C.B.Clarke) Fourc.  
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FamilyACANTHACEAE
Genus speciesJusticia acuta (C.B.Clarke) Fourc. 
SynonymsMonechma acutum C.B.Clarke
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionbranchlets minutely hirsute, glabrescent, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, subsessile, subglabrous, flowers in axils of upper leaves, producing interrupted spike
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ACANTHACEAE

Justicia acuta (C.B.Clarke) Fourc., Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 20: 6 (1941)

Basionym:
Monechma acutum C.B.Clarke, Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(1): 71 (1901)

e. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

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