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Accession Data:

Justicia carnea Lindl.

  • Common Name: Plume Plant, Flamingo Plant, Kings-Crown
  • Family: Acanthaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Brazil

  • Description: [Syn Jacobinia carnea, Jacobinia pohliana]

    This handsome, evergreen shrub bears dense, erect spikes of white, pink or rose purple flowers in summer to fall (autumn). It grows to a height of 5 ft (1.5 m) with a spread of 30 in (75 cm), and has pointed, veined, deep green leaves.

  • Culture: It is frost tender; potted specimens need to be watered freely in full growth, less so at other times. Prune back hard in early spring to encourage branching. Caterpillars and snails can be a problem.
  • USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500161
  • Source: Unknown
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher 110054 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 21 April 1997. Herbarium Image
    2. Voucher 129358 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 31 MArch 2005. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1311 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 12-04-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Acanthaceae
  • SubFamily: Acanthoideae
  • Tribe: Justicieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Southeast / Brazil South / Argentina Northeast / Paraguay

References (external):

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.
  3. Justicia carnea at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.

data regenerated on Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:57:16 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Justicia carnea

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Tribe Acantheae

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Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Barlerieae

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Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae

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  • Ecbolium viride
  • Fittonia albivenis
  • Hypoestes phyllostachya
  • Justicia brandegeeana "Yellow Queen"
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  • Justicia carnea
  • Justicia cydoniifolia
  • Odontonema callistachyum
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  • Pachystachys lutea
  • Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum
  • Ruttya fruticosa
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Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Ruellieae

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  • Hemigraphis alternata
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Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Whitfieldieae

  • Whitfieldia elongata

Subfamily Thunbergioideae

  • Thunbergia erecta
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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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