Justicia mcdowellii
Content
- <<<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape>Diameter>Relative distance
- <<<<Flowers>Corolla>Lower lip>Lobes>Length
- <<<<Flowers>Corolla>Lower lip>Lobes>Shape
- <<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape>Diameter
- <<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape>Length
- <<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape>Width
- <<<<Flowers>Corolla>Upper lip>Lobes>Dimensions
- <<<<Flowers>Stamens>Thecae>Lower thecae>Shape
- <<<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Larger bracts>Shape>Dimensions
- <<<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Margins>Sterile bracts>Dimensions
- <<<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Margins>Sterile bracts>Shape
- <<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes>Dimensions
- <<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes>Hairs
- <<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes>Shape
- <<<Flowers>Calyx>Margins>Hairs
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Lower lip>Growth form
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Lower lip>Length
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Lower lip>Lobes
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Upper lip>Dimensions
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Upper lip>Growth form
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Upper lip>Lobe number
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Upper lip>Lobes
- <<<Flowers>Corolla>Upper lip>Shape
- <<<Flowers>Pistil>Stigma>Lobe number
- <<<Flowers>Pistil>Stigma>Shape
- <<<Flowers>Pistil>Style>Hairs
- <<<Flowers>Stamens>Filaments>Shape
- <<<Flowers>Stamens>Thecae>Lower thecae
- <<<Inflorescences>Bracteoles>Margins>Hairs
- <<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Larger bracts>Shape
- <<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Margins>Hairs
- <<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Margins>Sterile bracts
- <<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Primary and secondary veins>Hairs
- <<<Petiole>Blade>Lower surfaces>Colour
- <<<Petiole>Blade>Lower surfaces>Hairs
- <<<Petiole>Blade>Shape>Dimensions
- <<<Petiole>Blade>Upper surfaces>Colour
- <<Capsules>Seeds>Colour
- <<Capsules>Seeds>Dimensions
- <<Capsules>Seeds>Shape
- <<Flowers>Calyx>Length
- <<Flowers>Calyx>Lobe number
- <<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes
- <<Flowers>Calyx>Margins
- <<Flowers>Corolla>Colour
- <<Flowers>Corolla>Hairs
- <<Flowers>Corolla>Length
- <<Flowers>Corolla>Limbs
- <<Flowers>Corolla>Lower lip
- <<Flowers>Corolla>Tube
- <<Flowers>Corolla>Upper lip
- <<Flowers>Pistil>Stigma
- <<Flowers>Pistil>Style
- <<Flowers>Stamens>Filaments
- <<Flowers>Stamens>Relative distance
- <<Flowers>Stamens>Thecae
- <<Inflorescences>Bracteoles>Dimensions
- <<Inflorescences>Bracteoles>Hairs
- <<Inflorescences>Bracteoles>Margins
- <<Inflorescences>Bracteoles>Shape
- <<Inflorescences>Bracts>Colour
- <<Inflorescences>Bracts>Larger bracts
- <<Inflorescences>Bracts>Margins
- <<Inflorescences>Bracts>Primary and secondary veins
- <<Inflorescences>Bracts>Shape
- <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Hairs
- <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length
- <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Shape
- <<Inflorescences>Rachises>Hairs
- <<Inflorescences>Rachises>Shape
- <<Petiole>Blade>Lower surfaces
- <<Petiole>Blade>Shape
- <<Petiole>Blade>Texture
- <<Petiole>Blade>Upper surfaces
- <<Petiole>Primary and secondary veins>Secondary vein pair number
- <<Stems>Hairs>Colour
- <Capsules>Dimensions
- <Capsules>Hairs
- <Capsules>Seeds
- <Capsules>Shape
- <Flowers>Calyx
- <Flowers>Corolla
- <Flowers>Pistil
- <Flowers>Stamens
- <Habit>Height
- <Inflorescences>Bracteoles
- <Inflorescences>Bracts
- <Inflorescences>Length
- <Inflorescences>Peduncle
- <Inflorescences>Position
- <Inflorescences>Rachises
- <Petiole>Blade
- <Petiole>Hairs
- <Petiole>Length
- <Petiole>Primary and secondary veins
- <Stems>Hairs
- <Stems>Shape
- Capsules
- Description
- Distribution
- Flowers
- Habit
- Inflorescences
- Petiole
- Phenology
- Stems
<<<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape>Diameter>Relative distance
2.5 mm above base1
1. 005-002-004-001-002-001
<<<<Flowers>Corolla>Lower lip>Lobes>Shape
narrowly ovate and apically rounded3
3. 005-002-007-003-002
<<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape>Diameter
2 mm in diam. at base, enlarged to 3 mm at4
4. 005-002-004-001-002
<<<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Margins>Sterile bracts>Dimensions
6-7 x 0.4-0.6 mm10
10. 004-005-005-002-002
<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape
narrowly cylindrical, , , then slightly constricted,19
19. 005-002-004-001
<<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Larger bracts>Shape
obovate to suborbicular, , rounded and apiculate at apex, abruptly narrowed and cuneate at base31
31. 004-005-003-001
<<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Margins>Sterile bracts
sterile bract greatly reduced, ,33
33. 004-005-005-002
<<Flowers>Stamens>Thecae
anther thecae superposed, subequal, vertically attached to connective, ,57
57. 005-003-002
<<Inflorescences>Bracts>Primary and secondary veins
primary and secondary veins prominent, both surfaces gland-dotted, along primary vein65
65. 004-005-004
<<Petiole>Blade>Shape
elliptic to oblong to narrowly ovate, , entire or slightly undulate, short-acuminate at apex, attenuate at base73
73. 003-003-002
<Petiole>Primary and secondary veins
primary and secondary veins () rather obscure above, more prominent on lower surface.96
96. 003-004
Description
Herb to 1.2 m tall. Stem ascending, quadrangular, pilose, trichomes sordid to yellowish. Petiole short or lacking, if present, then 5 mm long, sparingly pilose; blade thin and membranous, elliptic to oblong to narrowly ovate, 15-25 x 6-11 cm, entire or slightly undulate, short-acuminate at apex, attenuate at base, upper surface dark green when dry, lower surface a lighter yellow-green when dry, both surfaces sericeous, espeically on venation; primary and secondary veins (6-7 pairs) rather obscure above, more prominent on lower surface. Inflorescence terminal, long-pedunculate spikes, these usually paired, 8-15 cm long; peduncle subquadrangular, 7-16 cm long, pilose and puberulous; rachis subquadrangular, pilose and puberulous; bracts greenheteromorphic, larger bract obovate to suborbicular, 8-9 x 7-8 mm, rounded and apiculate at apex, abruptly narrowed and cuneate at base, thin, primary and secondary veins prominent, both surfaces gland-dotted, pubescent along primary vein, margin ciliate, sterile bract greatly reduced, linear, 6-7 x 0.4-0.6 mm; bracteoles linear, 6 x 0.5 mm, long-aristate at apex, puberulous, margin ciliolate. Flowers sessile to subsessile; calyx 5-lobed, 5.5-6 mm long, lobes equal, linear-lanceolate, 5-5.5 x 0.5 mm, aristate at apex, glabrous, margin ciliolate; corolla white, 22-22.5 mm long, puberulous and gland-dotted, tube narrowly cylindrical, 19-19.5 mm long, 2 mm in diam. at base, enlarged to 3 mm at 2.5 mm above base, then slightly constricted, 2.5 mm wide at mouth, limb short, upper lip erect, narrowly ovate, 5 x 1.75-2 mm, 2-lobed, lobes 0.5 x 0.5 mm, lower lips spreading, 4 mm long, lobes 2 mm long, all narrowly ovate and apically rounded; stamens exserted 4 mm beyond mouth of corolla tube, anther thecae superposed, subequal, vertically attached to connective, lower theca inconspcisouly apiculate, filament flattened; pistil ± equaling stamens, style glabrous, stigma 2-lobed, minute, rounded. Capsule clavate, 15 x 4 x 3 mm, puberulous; seeds dark reddish brown, lenticular to subspheric, 3 x 2 1 mm, surface and margin covered with knoblike papillae.