Agumbe Ghat :: Justicia FOR ID :: DVJAN04 : 3 posts by 2 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
This plant is same as queried by Anurag in his post – ANJAN20/20.
His post illustrates various aspects of the plant. Navendu has suggested Justicia wynaadensis; and …- Justicia andersonii Wassh (= Justicia santapaui Bennet) but flowers of : J. wynaadensis are borne in pairs on spikes 5 – 10 cm long J. santapaui are relatively large, about 2 – 3 cm in size. Justicia ¿ species ? … (family: Acanthaceae) The photos at Semantic Scholor and IBP. of Justicia wynaadensis show flowers on spike, whereas in the posted plant, there is just a single flower in leaf axil. Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) B.Heyne looks closest.
I have labelled my observation as Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) T.Anderson.
But, as said earlier, I am not totally convinced with the ID.
J. wynaadensis flowers are borne in pairs, on spikes 5 – 10 cm long.
Maybe the main axis of a developing spike has failed to elongate or branch due to some variation OR environmental stress.
No observation photo / herbaria in the GBIF gallery shows a single flower, all of them show conspicuous spikes.
Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB too shows flowers borne on spikes, no observation with single flower
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Justicia species- Agumbe Ghat, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Updated on July 2, 2026