Justicia aurea--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 23 Feb 02. 004.jpg
Native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá; introduced into Cuba, Fiji, Peru, Vanuatu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe, Hotel Bougainvillea)
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1500 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Justicia
Specific Epithet
aurea
Authorship
Schltdl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#292,662 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
6%
