Justicia carthaginensis
Brazilian-Plume
Justicia carnea
Lindl. Species
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- Botanical name
- Justicia carnea
- Also known as
- Brazilian-Plume, Flamingo-Flower, King's-Crown, Plumeflower
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Justicia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Brazilian-Plume
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Justicia carnea but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Amphiscopia ciliata
Amphiscopia pohliana
Amphiscopia pohliana var. angustifolia
Cyrtanthera carnea
Cyrtanthera longiflora
Cyrtanthera magnifica
Cyrtanthera magnifica var. minor
Cyrtanthera pohliana
Cyrtanthera pohliana var. obtusior
Cyrtanthera pohliana var. velutina
Dianthera pohliana
Dianthera pohliana f. angustifolia
Ecbolium pohlianun
Ecbolium sellinii
Ethesia carnea
Jacobinia carnea
Jacobinia magnifica
Jacobinia magnifica var. carnea
Jacobinia obtusior
Jacobinia pohliana
Jacobinia pohliana
Jacobinia pohliana f. velutina
Jacobinia pohliana var. velutina
Jacobinia splendens
Justicia longiflora
Justicia magnifica
Justicia velutina
Orthotactus ciliatus
Orthotactus pohlianus
Orthotactus pohlianus var. angustifolius
Porphyrocoma longifolia
Porphyrocoma pohliana
Others in Justicia
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