Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico Author Daniel, Thomas F. Department of Botany, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California 94118, U. S. A. tdaniel@calacademy.org Author García-Morales, Leccinum J. Herbario, Departamento de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria, Blvd. Emilio Portes Gil 1301, Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas, México; Author Mora-Olivo, Arturo Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, División del Golfo 356, Cd. Victoria 87019, Tamaulipas, México; text Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2021 2021-09-30 67 6 185 228 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.11513051 0068-547X 11513051 Justicia pacifica (Oerst.) Hemsl. PHENOLOGY .— Flowering: August–December; fruiting: October–November. DISTRIBUTION .— USA (Tex.), Mexico (Ags., Chih., Chis., Col., D.F., Dur., Gro., Gto., Hgo., Jal., Méx., Mich., Mor., Nay., N.L., Oax., Pue., Qro., S.L.P., Sin., Son., Tamps., Zac.), Central America. HABITAT .— Thornscrub, tropical deciduous forest, wetlands, disturbed sites. ELEVATION .— 50–600 meters. NOTES .— Daniel (2011) provided a description of J. pacifica ( Fig. 4I ). Other names that have been applied to this species include: J. caudata A. Gray , J. runyonii Small , and J. furcata Jacq. Mora-Olivo 5676 has elongate-linear leaves (e.g., 115 × 8 mm ), and was noted to be a hydrophyte. REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS .— Mpio. Victoria , Cañón de Calamaco , W de Ciudad Victoria , L. García-Morales 854b ( ITCV ) ; 1 km S de Santa Librada , L. García-Morales 4647 ( ITCV ) ; Mpio. Villagrán , Rancho 3 de Marzo , L. García-Morales , s.n. ( ITCV ) ; 37 mi from Tampico on Monte hwy ., M. Johnston 4092 ( US ) ; KM 647 on top of Mesa de Llera , M. Johnston & J. Graham 4403 ( US ) ; 4 mi N of Tomaseño on Victoria–Villagrán hwy., M. Johnston & J. Graham 4678 ( US ) ; 2 mi W of Mante–Victoria hwy. on rd. to Gómez Farías , M. Johnston & J. Crutchfield 5731 ( US ) ; KM 678 , hwy. Mexico to Laredo , I. Langman 3000 ( US ) ; Cuesta de Llera , KM 660 of hwy ., C. Lundell & A. Lundell 12488 ( US ) ; Mpio. Victoria , Ejido Santa Ana , 23°52.0ʹN , 099°13.6ʹW , J. Martínez s.n . ( UAT ) ; Mpio. Villagrán , Ejido Campoamor , 24°29.3ʹN , 099°18.3ʹW , A. Mora-Olivo 1289 ( UAT ) ; Mpio. Abasolo , Río Soto la Marina , a la izquierda de la cabecera municipal de Abasolo , 24°02.4ʹN , 098°22.9ʹW , A. Mora-Olivo 5676 ( MEXU , UAT ) ; Mpio. Llera , Ejido La Antostura , rumbo al Río Guayalejo , 23°02ʹ06ʺN , 099°00ʹ42ʺW , A. Mora-Olivo 7763 ( UAT ) ; Río Sabinas , “ Rancho de Las Calavasas ,” opposite KM 619 on Pan American Hwy. , N of El Limón , A. Sharp & E. Hernández X. 50/50385 ( MEXU ).