Justicia aurea
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 aurea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1832
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Justicia aurea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Adhatoda vellasqueziiName author: (Bertol.) Nees
- Cyrtanthera aureaName author: (Schltdl.) Nees
- Cyrtanthera aurea var. glaberrimaName author: Nees
- Cyrtanthera catalpifoliaName author: Nees
- Cyrtanthera umbrosaName author: (Benth.) Nees
- Ecbolium vellasqueziiName author: (Bertol.) Kuntze
- Jacobinia aureaName author: (Schltdl.) Hiern
- Jacobinia catalpifoliaName author: (Nees) M.Gómez
- Jacobinia catalpifoliaName author: (Nees) Vesque
- Jacobinia umbrosaName author: (Benth.) S.F.Blake
- Jacobinia umbrosa f. erythranthaName author: Standl. & Steyerm.
- Justicia aurea f. erythranthaName author: (Standl. & Steyerm.) D.N.Gibson
- Justicia macdonaldiiName author: Bosse
- Justicia umbrosaName author: Benth.
- Justicia vellasqueziiName author: Bertol.
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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