Justicia spicigera

Family: Acanthaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are oval and 7-17 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and at the ends of branches. The fruit are 17 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Central America, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Anil de piedra, Hierba tinta

Synonyms

Drejera willdenowiana Nees; Jacobinia spicigera L. H. Bailey; and several others