Justicia scandens
A species in the Acanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Justicia
- Species
- Justicia scandens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1791
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Justicia scandens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ecbolium abyssinicumName author: Kuntze
- Gendarussa abyssinicaName author: Hochst. ex Nees
- Gendarussa dichotomaName author: Hochst. ex Nees
- Justicia careyanaName author: Wall.
- Justicia corymbosaName author: Willd. ex Nees
- Justicia cymosaName author: Nees
- Justicia dichotomaName author: Wall.
- Justicia glabraName author: J.Koenig ex Roxb.
- Justicia glabra var. pubescensName author: T.Anderson
- Justicia glabrataName author: Rottler ex Wall.
- Justicia mauritianaName author: Thouars ex Schult.
- Justicia umbellataName author: Nees
- Rhaphidospora abyssinicaName author: Nees
- Rhaphidospora glabraName author: (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Nees
- Rhaphidospora glabra var. pubescensName author: (T.Anderson) Lindau
- Rhaphidospora glabritubaName author: Bremek.
- Rhinacanthus scandensName author: (Vahl) M.R.Almeida
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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