| Justicia tobagensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. tobagensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Justicia tobagensis (Urb.) Wassh. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Drejerella tobagensis Turrill | |
Justicia tobagensis is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae which is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. The species is only known from two areas in the Main Ridge of Tobago. It was first described as Drejerella tobagensis by German botanist Ignatz Urban in his Symbolae Antillanae, based on a collection made by Danish botanist Henrik von Eggers.
In 1995 American botanist Dieter C. Wasshausen proposed a new combination, Justicia tobagensis, which reflected the predominant view that the genus Drejerella is actually a part of the genus Justicia.
Conservation status
Although Justicia tobagensis is not listed in the IUCN Red List, the authors of a 2008 assessment of the endemic plant species of Trinidad and Tobago considered it vulnerable due to the fact that it is known from a restricted area or small number of localities.
See also
References
- Oatham, M.; Van den Eynden, V.; Johnson, W. (2017). "Justicia tobagensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T115945657A115968121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T115945657A115968121.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Justicia tobagensis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2009-01-27.
- ^ Van den Eynden, Veerle; Michael P. Oatham; Winston Johnson (2008). "How free access internet resources benefit biodiversity and conservation research: Trinidad and Tobago's endemic plants and their conservation status". Oryx. 42 (2): 400–07. doi:10.1017/S0030605308007321.
- Urban, Ignatz (1911–1913). Symbolae Antillanae,seu, Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis. Vol. 7. Paris, London: Berolini.
- Wasshausen, Dieter C. (1995). "A New Species, New Combinations, and a New Name in Acanthaceae from Northern South America". Brittonia. 47 (4): 422–25. doi:10.2307/2807572. JSTOR 2807572. S2CID 37674002.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Justicia tobagensis | |
| Drejerella tobagensis | |
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