Justicia betonica
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Family Acanthaceae
Taxonomy: Justicia betonica L.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Adhatoda betonica (L.) Nees (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Cooper_2013 (9), NHNSW_2024 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 22 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 11.5 mm (8-14 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2024]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2024]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 140 mm (140-140 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_width (numerical): 110 mm (110-110 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (1.5-1.5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); linear (1); obovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); shrub (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1); semi_woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnyyyynnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 2 m (2-2 m) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2024]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2024 | 10 | 10 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Cooper_2013 | 8 | 9 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |