Agumbe Ghat :: Justicia FOR ID

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 16, 2015, 1:44:46 PM1/16/15

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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

Dear friends,
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 Santhan ji - 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)

Regards.
Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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Jan 25, 2015, 12:47:29 AM1/25/15

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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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Saroj Kumar Kasaju

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Dec 2, 2020, 5:56:07 AM12/2/20

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Semantic Scholor ??

IBP. ??

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Dinesh Valke

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Dec 13, 2020, 2:52:56 AM12/13/20

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Thanks Saroj ji.

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.

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Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 11, 2021, 6:54:10 AM3/11/21

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Distributed as Justicia species- Agumbe Ghat, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 11, 2021, 6:55:24 AM3/11/21

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Distributed as Justicia species- Agumbe Ghat, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

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Saroj Kumar Kasaju

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Jun 12, 2026, 6:44:04 AMJun 12

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Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) B.Heyne looks closest.

https://www.gbif.org/species/3778498

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https%3A%2F%2Findiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in%2FFloraPeninsular%2Fplants.php%3Fname%3DJusticia%20glabra&ved=0CBUQjRxqGAoTCMijj6e-gZUDFQAAAAAdAAAAABCAAw&opi=89978449

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Saroj Kasaju

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 13, 2026, 1:06:04 AMJun 13

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Many thanks Saroj ji.

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