Taxon: Justicia carthaginensis Jacq.

Summary

Genus:

Justicia

Family:

Acanthaceae

Subfamily:

Acanthoideae

Tribe:

Justicieae

Nomen number:

414221

Place of publication:

Enum. syst. pl. 11. 1760 (Select. stirp. amer. hist. 5 "carthagenensis", t. 5. 1763)

Verified:

08/12/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Adhatoda carthagenensis (Jacq.) Nees

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas. Note: lists as "carthagenensis"
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
Howard, R. A. 1973. The Enumeratio and Selectarum of Nicolaus von Jacquin. J. Arnold Arbor. 54:435-470. Note: lists as "carthagenensis"
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: lists as "carthagenensis"
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Montserrat		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Kitts and Nevis		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.	Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.	Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.	Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)	Tortola	Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana		Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname		Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, United States [Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British) [Tortola]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "carthaginensis"

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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=414221. Accessed 23 October 2026.