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Taxon:  Justicia brandegeeana Wassh. & L. B. Sm.



Summary
Genus:
Justicia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Justicieae
Nomen number:
100699
Place of publication:
P. R. Reitz, ACAN in Fl. ilust. catarin. 102. 1969 "brandegeana"
Comment:
the spelling of the specific epithet follows Melbourne ICN Art. 60.7 and Ex. 17
Verified:
05/24/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Beloperone guttata Brandegee
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Reference(s)
  1. Brummitt, R. K. 1988. The spelling of the Latin name for the Shrimp Plant: Justicia brandegeeana Wassh. and L. B. Smith. Acanthus 3:2.
  2. Burger, W. C., ed. Flora costaricensis. 1971-
  3. Cabrera, A. L., dir. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, Republica Argentina. 1977-
  4. Daniel, T. F. 1988. Justicia brandegeeana vs. J. brandegeana, another view. Acanthus 3:2.
  5. DeFilipps, R. A. Ornamental garden plants of the Guianas. 1992
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  7. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. 1984-
  8. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  9. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  10. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  12. Llamas, K. A. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation. 2003
  13. Reitz, R., ed. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 1965-
  14. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. 1991-
  15. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  16. Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:54.
  17. Wasshausen, D. C. 1998. Acanthaceae of the Southeastern United States. Castanea 63:115.
Common names
English
false hop –
Honolulu-salvia –
Mexican shrimp-plant –
shrimpbush –
shrimp-plant –
German
Garnelen-Justizie –
Spanish
camaroncillo –
cola de camarón –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Morelos, Queretaro]
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100699. Accessed 5 April 2026.


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