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
).