Floristic and ethnobotanical study of Nahuat communities in the municipality of Cuetzalan del Progreso, Sierra Nororiental de Puebla (Gettysburg College)
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Justicia carnea Lindl., 1831
Acanthaceae
T. Daniel (2016-06-03)
Jonathan Amith
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2014-09-25
2014-09-25
México, Puebla, Cuetzalan del Progreso, PUEBLO: Acaxiloco; LOCALIDAD EXACTA: All collections from this date were made in the Jardín Botánico Xoxoctic. The botanist in charge, Raúl Álvarez had collected the specimens in the wild (both the orchids and the acanths) and transferred them to the garden in a conservation effort. However, he did note the coordinates for each species collected and will give me these in the near future. For now the coordinates of Xoxoctic are given.
20.0405 -97.50981
876 metros
876 m
VEGETACIÓN y HÁBITAT: Botanical garden, cared for.
Herb 1.2 m tall, 8 mm diameter| Flor: Tubular light rose to lilac colored; Fruto: Small green pod with 4 seeds inside; Descrip. adicional: Glabrous.
Para información adicional acerca de este espécimen, por favor contactar: Jonathan D. Amith (demca.biology@gmail.com)
jamithposted 2021-01-06 06:36:33
In response to photos, T. Daniel first responded on 26 Sept. 2014: "Hi Jonathan, Yes, I'd say that it is Justicia carnea, native to Brazil. It is cultivated here in SF, and I think I have seen cultivated specimens from Mexico. I have never heard of it being naturalized, nor have do I recall ever seeing it with fruits. I would be suspicious of it occurring in the wild.". Then, a few days later after I had taken pictures of the seeds, T. Daniel wrote on 29 Sept.: "The plant certainly is setting fruit (all acanths I have tested to date—ca. 150 species in all major lineages) are self-compatible, so one might expect that they could be fruiting. I have seen specimens from cultivated plants in Mexico, but none naturalized. At MEXU, there are specimens of what appear to be J. carnea under the name J. velutina Voss; I will have to take a look to see whether this name is valid, and to what it refers. I’ve never had much reason to check into the whys and wherefores of this, but now I will. Tom" En su correo de 16 junio 2016, agregó: . [Like some of your informants, I assume that this is from a cultivated source, unless it has naturalized locally, and from there brought into the botanical garden; I am not aware of it having naturalized in Mexico (or elsewhere in North America--it is grown outdoors here in SF).