Justicia flava
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 flava
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1791
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Justicia flava. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
41 synonyms in this snapshot
- Adhatoda acuminataName author: (Hochst.) Nees
- Adhatoda fasciataName author: Nees
- Adhatoda flavaName author: (Forssk.) Nees
- Adhatoda majorName author: (Hochst.) Nees
- Adhatoda minorName author: (Hochst.) Nees
- Adhatoda palustrisName author: (Hochst.) Nees
- Adhatoda plicataName author: (Vahl) Nees
- Adhatoda suaveolensName author: Nees
- Adhatoda sulcataName author: (Vahl) Nees
- Carima sulcataName author: (Vahl) Raf.
- Dianthera americana var. flavaName author: Forssk.
- Dianthera flavaName author: (Forssk.) Vahl
- Dianthera sulcataName author: Vahl
- Dicliptera fasciataName author: C.Presl
- Ecbolium acuminatumName author: (Hochst.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium fasciatumName author: (Nees) Kuntze
- Ecbolium flavumName author: (Forssk.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium kurzianumName author: Kuntze
- Ecbolium majusName author: (Hochst.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium minusName author: (Hochst.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium palustreName author: (Hochst.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium plicatumName author: (Vahl) Kuntze
- Ecbolium sulcatumName author: (Vahl) Kuntze
- Gendarussa palustrisName author: Hochst.
- Justicia fasciataName author: E.Mey.
- Justicia fasciataName author: (Nees) T.Anderson
- Justicia fruticulosaName author: Lindau
- Justicia majorName author: (Hochst.) T.Anderson
- Justicia minorName author: (Hochst.) T.Anderson
- Justicia nelsonioidesName author: Fiori
- Justicia palustrisName author: (Hochst.) T.Anderson
- Justicia palustris var. dispersaName author: Lindau
- Justicia plicataName author: Vahl
- Justicia smithiiName author: S.Moore
- Justicia suaveolensName author: Lindau
- Justicia sulcataName author: (Vahl) Vahl
- Justicia trifasciataName author: E.Mey. ex Nees
- Tyloglossa acuminataName author: Hochst.
- Tyloglossa majorName author: Hochst.
- Tyloglossa minorName author: Hochst.
- Tyloglossa palustrisName author: Hochst.
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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