Preliminary notes on <i>Justicia</i> (Acanthaceae) in Peru.

ABSTRACT: Justicia L. is the most species-rich genus of Acanthaceae in Peru and is here accepted in its broader traditional circumscription. The present paper marks a preliminary step towards a complete revision of the genus in Peru. Taxonomic notes and full synonymy are provided for 45 species including twenty-one new species, all apparently endemic to Peru: Justiciaangustituba J.R.I.Wood & R.Villanueva, J.baguensis J.R.I.Wood & R.Villanueva, J.bambusiformis J.R.I.Wood & R.Villanueva, J.chamaecaulis J.R.I.Wood & R.Villanueva, J.cajamarcensis R. Villanueva & J.R.I.Wood, J.discolor J.R.I.Wood & R.Villanueva, J.falcifolia J.R.I.Wood & R.Villanueva, J.huallagensis R.Villanueva & J.R.I.Wood, J.hyalina J.R.I.Wood & R. Villanueva, J.

SUBMITTER: Villanueva-Espinoza R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12239001 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature