Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Justicia cuneata Vahl |
Bibliography | Symb. Bot. 2: 10 (1791) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 800-1000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 1-2cm, cuneate-elliptic, subsessile, obtuse, at base tapered, flowers few, axillary, scattered, calyx lobes linear, corolla 15-25mm, bilabiate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Adhatoda cuneata (Vahl) Nees Ecbolium cuneatum (Vahl) Kuntze Gendarussa cuneata (Vahl) Nees ex Steud. Gendarussa foliolosa C.Presl Justicia cuneiformis E.Mey. ex Nees Justicia foliolosa Willd. ex Nees Justicia foliosa E.Mey. Monechma foliosum C.B.Clarke |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |