| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Justicia acuta (C.B.Clarke) Fourc. |
| Bibliography | Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 20: 6 (1941) |
| Native Range | e. Cape Prov |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | branchlets minutely hirsute, glabrescent, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, subsessile, subglabrous, flowers in axils of upper leaves, producing interrupted spike |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Monechma acutum C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |