India and Pakistan (from Flora of Pakistan)

Stout, much branched annual herbs, rootstock somewhat woody; stem quandrangular, pubescent. Leaves opposite, 2.5-4 x 4-5 mm, ovate-elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, acute, glabrous; petioles 6-12 mm long. Flowers in axillary and terminal to 12 cm long spikes; bracts shorter than calyx, 3-4 mm long, ovate, acuminate with scarious margins, minutely scabrous at the tip; bracteoles narrower. Calyx 5 mm long, divided nearly to the base, lanceolate, acute. Corolla 7-7.5 mm long, pubescent outside, pale-purple; lower lip slightly longer than the upper lip, as broad as long, minutely lobed at the rounded apex. Filaments glabrous except the base. Ovary sparsely pubescent at the tip. Capsule 5mm long, shortly jointed, oblong, grooved on the sides, glabrous except with a few hairs at the apex; seeds papillose.

Flowering and fruiting: October-December
Grasslands
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

 

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Herb ID from Bangladesh SM 201 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Habit: crop filed

Flowering_ July
Picture take: 3/7/2015
Location: Rajshahi


Justicia species ?  


To me the plant seems to be Justicia gendarussa


The day before yesterday … sent me these two photographs in a separate mail and we had a little discussion. I didn’t know he also uploaded it in eFI. However, … also provided me the list of spp distributed in Bangladesh.
Since the species is a herb it is one of species number 2 to 6 of Flora of Pakistan – http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116893#KEY-1-6 (as per list given by …).
I have seen none of those listed species. Without details of bracts, spike, calyx… as KEYed in FoP i am unable to identify the species.
Members who have more experience on various Justicia spp may help.


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


Wallich cat. no. 2443 (see links below) is connected with two entries of FBI, J. quinqueangularis Koen. (ref. BP) and J. diffusa var. vahlii.
If bracts are obtuse or subacute this can be Justicia vahlii Roth.

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Another 2 image

I am also agree with …, we also discussed through another a-mail
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Justicia vahlii Roth from Jodhpur : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Justicia Vahlii Roth, An ascending wild herb from the margin of Agriculture field.

 

Sir, plz identify the plant attached. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)


Justicia vahlii

I too agree with …


 

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