Jacobinia

Japanese: ジャコビニア（英語表記）Jacobinia

A genus of the Acanthaceae family, this perennial plant or shrub is known to have 20-40 species in tropical America, and is cultivated in greenhouses for decorative purposes. It grows upright, mostly to about 1m in height, with egg-shaped or egg-oblong, elliptical leaves arranged in pairs. A typical species is J. carnea , a shrub that grows to a height of 60-150cm, with densely arranged flower heads at the top of the stems and a purple-red or flesh-colored corolla that is about 5cm long and labiate, with the tip split into upper and lower lips. It is said to have been introduced to Japan during the Edo period, but in the horticultural world it is often called Justicia, its former genus name.

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Japanese:

キツネノマゴ科の1属で多年草または低木。熱帯アメリカに 20～40種ほど知られ，観賞用に温室に栽培する。直立性で，高さ 1m前後のものが多く，卵形または卵状長楕円形の葉を対生する。代表的な種類はサンゴバナ J. carneaで高さ 60～150cmの低木となり，花は茎頂に頭花状に密生し，花冠は紫紅色または肉色で，長さ約 5cmの唇形花冠で先端は上下両唇に分れる。日本には江戸時代に渡来したといわれるが，園芸界では旧属名のジュスチシア Justiciaと呼ばれることが多い。

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