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Scientific Name | Justicia betonica L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Justicia betonicoides C.B.Clarke, Justicia cheiranthifolia (Nees) C.B.Clarke, Justicia pallidior (Nees) C.B.Clarke, Justicia trinervia Vahl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/12/01 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across tropical Africa and extending as far as India. It is widespread across eastern South Africa, extending as far south as Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Sandy or rocky soils in grassland, open bushveld or savanna, often along watercourses. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Justicia betonica L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Immelman, K.L. 1995. Justicia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 30 Part 3: Acanthaceae, Fascicle 1: Justiciinae:18-46. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2016. Justicia betonica L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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