Justicia betonica

T.Anderson, 1867 · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Acanthaceae/Justicia

At a glance

Occurrence records1 229

Data sources5

Biological traits13

DNA specimens11

eDNA detections9

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Justicia betonica's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 229 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics11 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements2 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 229 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries9 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD11 specimens

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology6

Fruit length10 mm

Leaf length14 mm

Leaf width11 mm

Petiole length1.5 cm

Plant height1.0 m

Seed mass5.29 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Flowering timennnnyyyynnnn

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment5

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: shrub · TRY: Forb/herb

Leaf shapeelliptical linear obovate

Woodinesswoody

⚠ sources differ — TRY: woody · AusTraits: herbaceous semi_woody

05DNA & barcoding11 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Justicia betonica has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens11

Marker genes5

eDNA detections9

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

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plant barcodefungal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 229 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 213

Museum / vouchered16

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 700 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 739≤1 km 130≤10 km 61>10 km 47

977 georeferenced · 236 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 213

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 16 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence16

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 7 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Uppsala, SE	7
University of Johannesburglocation not on record	2
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record	2
Beijing, CN	1
Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Gump Stationlocation not on record	1

7 institutions · 15 of 16 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA9 detections

Where the DNA of Justicia betonica was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found9

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 9 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median20.1 °C 17.6–23.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.9 °C

Max temp (day)26.5 °C 24.4–29.4

Min temp (night)14.0 °C 11.5–17.9

Precipitation15.6 mm/mo 9.20–81.9

Air humidity53.1 % 45.9–54.6

Moisture balance-70.5 mm/mo -111–-33.1

Vapour deficit1,199 Pa 934–1,522

Wind speed2.40 m/s 1.70–4.50

Cloud cover15.6 % 8.40–22.9

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Justicia betonica

At a glance

Sources5 archives

Size & morphology6

Life cycle & reproduction2

Habitat & environment5

At a glance

Record type1 229 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions2 of 7 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 229 records