Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Justicia conferta J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Bibliography | Bothalia 49(1)-a2380: 1 (2019) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free Sate |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony 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 |
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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 densiflora (Hochst.) Manning Adhatoda natalensis Nees Ecbolium natalense (Nees) Kuntze Gendarussa densiflora Hochst. Justicia densiflora (Hochst.) J.C.Manning & Goldblat Justicia natalensis T.Anderson |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |