Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Justicia natalensis (Nees) T.Anderson |
Synonyms | Athatoda natalensis Nees |
Justicia hoepfneri Lindau | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 20-1100m |
Description | hirsute, leaves 7cm, elliptic, at both ends tapered, subsessile, flowers in terminal, dense panicle, to 5cm long, linear-subulate, softly hirsute, corolla 2cm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ACANTHACEAE
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