Family: Acanthaceae
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Justicia breviflora (Nees) Rusby
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Justicia breviflora (Nees) RusbyDet.E00533847Harris, D.J. 31st January 2012Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Baba, Yumiko
Collection number: 6
Collection date: 19th April 2006
Country/Territory: Belize:Cayo
Collecting locality: Belize:Cayo:Chiquibul Forest Reserve; Las Cuevas Research Station.
Latitude: 16°43'55''N, Longitude: 88°58'58''W
Habitat: Forest edge with abundant herbs. Growing with Piper spp.; leaf litter less than 1 cm deep.
Description: Multi-stemmed herb up to 130 cm; occasionally rooting from nodes; purple- pigments on lower surface of the leaves; very pale purple flower 1 cm long, dark purple line on the lower lip.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00533847
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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