Justicia santapaui Bennet, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67: 358 1970.;
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Shrubs, branches terete or obtusely 4-angled, glabrous. Leaves 25-40 x 7-10 cm, oblanceolate, apex acute, base attenuate, glabrous, nerves 8 pairs, prominent; petiole 5-6 cm long. Spike 20 cm long, axillary, peduncled, simple or branched; bracts and bracteoles similar, 5 x 1.5 mm, oblong, pubescent. Flowers lax; calyx lobes 9 mm long, lanceolate, puberulus; corolla white with pink spots, villous at the base between the filaments; ovary densely hairy. Capsule 25 mm long, clavate, glabrous

Flowering and fruiting: January-April
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Western Ghats (Endemic)

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Justicia santapaui-060210-PKA1 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.

Came across this Shrub at Gothane near Kundi Ghat. (27-01-2010).
Bot. name: Justicia santapaui
Family: Acanthaceae



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ANDEC82 Please identify this Justicia sp. : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (7)

Hebri, Karnataka
27th December 2014

Also found this plant flowering in Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
Habit: large shrub
Inflorescence: terminal


Justicia species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available)


Most probably Justicia santapaui.
Will wait for validating comment(s).


Justicia santapoii (I am not sure about the spelling)



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Hebri :: Justicia santapaui :: DVJAN38 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 5 images.
Sita Nadi Nature Camp (part of Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary)Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Date: 27 DEC 2014 Altitude: about 80 m asl
Justicia santapaui Bennet … (family: Acanthaceae) 

Loved the pictures!



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Agumbe Ghat :: Justicia santapaui :: DVJAN17 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 3 images.
Agumbe Ghat (part of Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary)Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Date: 28 DEC 2014 Altitude: about 600 m asl at crest, about 250 m asl at foothill
Justicia santapaui Bennet … (family: Acanthaceae)

Thanks for showing us the full habit and habitat.
Especially what I learnt is the ratio of leaf size and flower is far bigger ac compared to other Justicias…..




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Vasota :: Justicia santapaui :: DVFEB07/07 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.
Vasota (part of Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary)Maharashtra
Date: 01 FEB 2015 Altitude: about 750 m asl
Justicia santapaui Bennet (family: Acanthaceae)



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Came across this Shrub at Gothane near Kundi Ghat. (27-01-2010).
Bot. name: Justicia santapaui
Family: Acanthaceae



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Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Justicia santapaui :: Koyna WLS :: DVMAR67/78 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.
Justicia santapaui Bennet at Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary on February 1, 2015



263 ID wild plant: 6 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant,
Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Dist. Kerala PIN:685607
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 24.01.2022, 02.10 pm
Habitat: wild, moisture, shady riverside
Plant habit: shrub, erect, branches, weak fleshy green stem 02cm base diameter, roots from stem nodes, perennial
Height: 10 feet
Leaves: opposite, ovate, oblong, apex, soft glossy fleshy, size:20×8cm or less
Flower: pyramidal racemose, size:02.5×1.5cm, white with purple spots, good fragrance
Fruit:
Seed:
Camera: CANON EOS1500D


Justicia santapaui Benn. ??


Yes, it is Justicia santapaui, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,


Yes, close to images at Justicia santapaui


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Names of Plants in India :: Justicia santapaui Bennet:

jus-TEE-see-ah — named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist … Dave’s Botanary
¿ san-TAH-pau-ee ? — named for Rev. Fr. H. Santapau, Spanish born naturalized Indian Jesuit priest and botanist … Wikipedia

commonly known as: Santapau’s justicia • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ kaadu aadusoge • Konkani: रान अडुलसो raan adulso • Malayalam: കാട്ടു ആടലോടകം kattu adalodakam • Marathi: रान अडुळसा raan adulsa • Tamil: காட்டு ஆடாதோடை kattu atatotai

botanical namesJusticia santapaui Bennet … homotypic synonymsEcbolium montanum (Nees) Kuntze • Gendarussa montana (Nees) Bremek. • Hemichoriste montana Nees • Justicia andersonii Ramamoorthy, nom. superfl. • Justicia montana (Nees) Wall. ex T.Anderson, nom. illeg. … heterotypic synonymsJusticia longifolia B.Heyne ex Wall., not validly publ. … POWO

Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Santapau’s justicia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕಾಡು ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ kaadu aadusoge
  • name coined, for want of name; ; ಕಾಡು kaadu = wild, belonging to forest; ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
रान अडुलसो raan adulso
  • name coined, for want of name; ; रान raan = wild, belonging to forest; अडुलसो adulso = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കാട്ടു ആടലോടകം kattu adalodakam
  • name coined, for want of name; കാട്ടു kattu = wild, belonging to forest; ആടലോടകം adalodakam = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
रान अडुळसा raan adulsa
  • name coined, for want of name; रान raan = wild, belonging to forest; अडुळसा adulsa = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
காட்டு ஆடாதோடை kattu atatotai
  • name coined, for want of name; காட்டு kattu = wild, belonging to forest; ஆடாதோடை atatotai = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Both Malayalam and English name and spelling are correct


For me it looks the new Kannada name coined by you is quite O.K.


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