Acanthaceae Week: Justicia brandegeana from California

[Gurcharan Singh]

Justicia brandegeana Wassh. & L. B. Sm., in Fl. Ilustr. Catar. 1(Acantac.): 102 1969. (Acanthaceae)

syn: Beloperone guttata Brandegee; Calliaspidia guttata (Brandegee) Bremek.; Drejerella guttata (Brandegee) Bremek.

Evergreen shrub with ovate up to 8 cm long leaves; flowers in drooping spikes with large bronze to rose coloured bracts overlapping the flowers; flowers white, bi-lipped with reddish spots on lower lip

Photographed from University of California Botanical Garden in June, 2008

Common names: Shrimp plant; Mexican shrimp plant; Shrimp bush; False hop

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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