Characteristics
Dicots
Justicia ovata (Walter)Lindau var. ovata
LOOSEFLOWER WATERWILLOW
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
JUSTICIA OVATA (Walter) Lindau, in Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 237. 1900.
Dianthera ovata Walter 1788.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Georgetown Co.: Andrews, 14 Jul 1939, Godfrey & Tryon 545 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: BH, CA, CAS, MO). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 476. 2008.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Alachua
USF
Baker
USF
Bradford
FLAS
Clay
FLAS
Columbia
FLAS
Duval
FLAS
Gadsden
FLAS
Gilchrist
FLAS
Hamilton
FLAS
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Dianthera humilis
Dianthera humilis (Michaux) A. W. Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 235. 1870.
BASIONYM: Justicia humilis Michaux 1803.
Dianthera ovata
Dianthera ovata Walter, Fl. Carol. 63. 1788.
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Georgetown Co.: Andrews, 14 Jul 1939, Godfrey & Tryon 545 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: BH, CA, CAS, MO). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 476. 2008.
Ecbolium ovatum
Ecbolium ovatum (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 978. 1891.
BASIONYM: Dianthera ovata Walter 1788.
Justicia humilis
Justicia humilis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 8. 1803.
TYPE: "Carolina ad Floridam",
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Baker, Flagler, Franklin, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Liberty, Marion, McIntosh, Nassau, Orange, Saluda, Wils
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1926 - 2016
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