Justicia carthaginensis
Justicia scandens
Vahl Species
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- Botanical name
- Justicia scandens
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Justicia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Justicia scandens
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 scandens but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Ecbolium abyssinicum
Gendarussa abyssinica
Gendarussa dichotoma
Justicia careyana
Justicia corymbosa
Justicia cymosa
Justicia dichotoma
Justicia glabra
Justicia glabra var. pubescens
Justicia glabrata
Justicia mauritiana
Justicia umbellata
Rhaphidospora abyssinica
Rhaphidospora glabra
Rhaphidospora glabra var. pubescens
Rhaphidospora glabrituba
Rhinacanthus scandens
Others in Justicia
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