Justicia ianthina

Justicia ianthina is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.^[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests from sea level up to 500 meters elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Justicia ianthina
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Justicia
Species:	J. ianthina
Binomial name
Justicia ianthina Wassh. (1977)