Justicia spicigera Schltdl. (Linnaea 7: 395. 1832.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Virgin Islands (cultivated) ( St. John, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native: Brazil),
Common Names: Árnica (Cuba), Jacobinia (Cuba),
Synonyms: Jacobinia spicigera (Schltdl.) L.H. Bailey (Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 1715. 1915.),
Citations:1). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 2). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 3). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 4). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 5). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu.
Last edited 24 Apr 12