Notes on the identity of Justicia diffusa var. hedyotidifolia (Acanthaceae) with reduction of Justicia gambleana

PULIYAKODE SOUMYA; PURAYIDATHKANDY SUNOJKUMAR

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.415.3.2

Issue: Vol. 415 No. 3: 29 August 2019

Type: Article

Published: 2019-08-29

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.415.3.2

Page range: 130–136

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Notes on the identity of Justicia diffusa var. hedyotidifolia (Acanthaceae) with reduction of Justicia gambleana

PULIYAKODE SOUMYA⁺⁻
PURAYIDATHKANDY SUNOJKUMAR⁺⁻

Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala- 673 635, India

Endemic Lectotype South India Eudicots

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Abstract

Taxonomic identity of Justicia diffusa var. hedyotidifolia is discussed and Justicia gambleana is reduced to the synonym. Detailed description, photographs, and distributional notes are provided. The lectotypification of Justicia diffusa var. hedyotidifolia is also discussed.