Justicia sivadasanii (Acanthaceae): a striking new species from the Western Ghats, India

Sunil, C. N.; Prabhukumar, Konickal Mambetta; Kumar, Vannaratta Veettil Naveen; Hareesh, Vadakkoot Sankaran; Baiju, E. C.

doi:10.1007/s12225-015-9600-y

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“…In South India, Gamble (1921) reported 21 species and two varieties from Madras Presidency. In addition, Justicia sivadasanii Sunil, K.M.P.Kumar & Naveen and Justica gambleana K.M.P.Kumar, Robi & Hareesh have been described from the southern Western Ghats of India in recent years (Sunil et al 2015). Recently, Narasimhan & Irwin (2021) reported 16 species from Tamil Nadu including cultivated and ornamental species.…”

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A new species of Justicia L. (Acanthaceae) from Tamil Nadu, India

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Justicia tamilnadensis P.Raja & Soosairaj, sp. nov., a new species from Tamil Nadu, India is described and illustrated here. It is closely allied to J. salsoloides T.Anderson. Justicia tamilnadensis P.Raja & Soosairaj, sp. nov. is a prostrate herb with a slender, purplish-green, glabrous and angled stem; elliptic-oblong, glabrous, subsessile leaves; corolla pubescent on throat within and subterete capsules with a white tomentum whereas J. salsoloides is a small undershrub with rigid, white, tomentose and terete stem; spathulate, or oblong-lanceolate, subglabrous, sessile leaves; corolla glabrous within and compressed capsules with a brown tomentum. The identification key of Justicia L. from Tamil Nadu, the conservation status (Critically Endangered), and distribution map of J. tamilnadensis P.Raja & Soosairaj, sp. nov. are also provided.

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confidence: 99%