Justicia spicigera

Justicia spicigera
Mexican honeysuckle -- Justicia spicigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species: J. spicigera
Binomial name
Justicia spicigera
Schltdl.

Justicia spicigera (Mexican honeysuckle, mohintli or firecracker bush) is an evergreen shrub with tubular orange flowers. The species is native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

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