Justicia wynaadensis

Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) Heyne ex T.And. as per India Biodiversity Portal ;

Justicia wynaadensis B.Heyne, Numer. List 2474 1830. (Unresolved) (syn: Adhatoda wynaadensis Nees; Ecbolium wynadense (B.Heyne) Kuntze; Gendarussa wynaadensis Nees) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 ;

Images
by Prashant Awale (Identified by Prabhu kumar KM) & Dinesh Valke (Inserted
by J.M.Garg)

jus-TEE-see-ah — named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist
¿ why-nad-EN-sis ? — of or from Wayanad (Kerala, India)

commonly known as: Wayanad justicia • Coorgi: ಆಟಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು aati soppu, ಮದ್ದೆ ಟೊಪ್ಪು madde toppu

Endemic to: central and southern Western Ghats (of India)

Subshrubs, stem terete, smooth. Leaves 14-18 x 4-6 cm, lanceolate, acuminate at both ends, glabrous, lateral nerves 7 pairs; petiole 1-3.5 cm long. Spike 10 cm long, axillary and terminal, slender; rachis pubescent, sometimes branched. Flowers in distant pairs; bracts 3 x 1 mm, hairy; corolla 12 mm long, throat hairy; ovary glabrous. Capsule 17 mm long, pubescent; seeds obovoid, oblique, minutely rugulose, dark brown.

Flowering and fruiting: November-March

Evergreen and moist deciduous forests

Western Ghats

(From India Biodiversity Portal

Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)

… instances of Justicia wynaadensis:

1) Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) Heyne ex T.And.
2) Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) T. Anders.
3) Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) Wall. ex T. Anders
4) Justicia wynaadensis B.Heyne is an unresolved name at
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2331014

Have not thoroughly combed internet for any other instance(s) of J. wynaadensis
Sure will sound funny, but the trouble is how and what to query because of no knowledge !!
Gazing (and attempting) to understand these 4 instances did not really help.
Intention is to know which among this names is well known.

Its very simple, check the name where it first validly published

Would like to know if

1) Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) Heyne ex T.And.
2) Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) T. Anders.

3) Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) Wall. ex T. Anders
refer to same species, and is different from
4) Justicia wynaadensis B.Heyne

Putting response received from … at Indian Flora (Facebook Group) :
I think all the four are the same. The original name (basionym) was Adhatoda wynaadensis proposed by Nees. I think B.Heyne suggested a new combination with Justicia as genus. This was later explained and published by T. Anderson. I think you should find out T. Anderson’s publication of this species, which would give the details of the history of the nomenclature. Some authors considered this plant as Justicia latifolia Vahl and so I think the use of Wall for Wallich is by mistake. But now that J.w is a different species from J.l, the name of Vahl is not relevant. So, for anyone considering Justicia wynadensis a valid species and correct nomenclature, the citation should be Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) B.Heyne ex T.Anderson – You can always abbrieviate the authors’names by removing the initials or further by shortening the name with a dot next to it like And. or Ander. So, finally it means Justicia wynaadensis, a species originally described by Nees with the present nomenclature suggested by B. Heyne and validly published by T. Anderson.

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Acanthaceae id: Habit: Herb
Location : Phansad WLS
Date : 12 feb 2011

Justicia wynaadensis, but need to know more about plant habit, leaves to be sure.

Earlier name for J. wynaadensis is Justicia latifolia Vahl. and its a subfruticose plant,, stem green in colour. cant be sure about the identity, as photo do not give every details, so please check in Herbarium.

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ID request-2- 10032014-PKA-March-31 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7).

Seen this small climbing herb with slender stem in Chikmagalur region (Karnataka).

Looks like some Justicia sp.
Could this be Justicia wynaadensis??
Family: Acanthaceae
Date/Time: 25-01-2014 / 10:20AM
Habitat: Wild

Seems to be J. wynaadensis, but some interesting variations especially on leaves.

Pls compare: Subshrubs, stem terete, smooth. Leaves 14-18 x 4-6 cm, lanceolate, acuminate at both ends, glabrous, lateral nerves 7 pairs; petiole 1-3.5 cm long. Spike 10 cm long, axillary and terminal, slender; rachis pubescent, sometimes branched. Flowers in distant pairs; bracts 3 x 1 mm, hairy; corolla 12 mm long, throat hairy; ovary glabrous. Capsule 17 mm long, pubescent; seeds obovoid, oblique, minutely rugulose, dark brown.

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Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Justicia wynaadensis :: Coorg :: DVMAR68/79 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images.

Justicia wynaadensis B.Heyne

at Coorg on March 30, 2011

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Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Justicia wynaadensis :: Chorla Ghat :: DVMAR69/80 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.

Justicia wynaadensis B.Heyne

along Chorla Ghat on February 18, 2012

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Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Justicia wynaadensis :: Chorla Ghat:: PKA-MAR41/41: : : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)

Seen this Climbing Herb at “Chorla Ghat”, (Belgaum- Goa Route).
Bot. name: Justicia wynaadensis
Family: Acanthaceae
(Flowers were seen in pairs).

Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Justicia wynaadensis:: Chikmagalur :: PKA-MAR63/63: : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7)

Seen this climbing herb with slender stem in Chikmagalur region (Karnataka).
Bot. name: Justicia wynaadensis
Family: Acanthaceae
Date/Time: 25-01-2014 / 10:20AM
Habitat: Wild