Justicia pectoralis

Justicia pectoralis

"Justicia pectoralis" is an herb in the family Acanthaceae. This water-willow is widely known as tilo in Latin America and in Cuba.
Justicia pectoralis Valle del Cauca, Colombia 
1300m Justicia pectoralis

Naming

The name "tilo" could be by association with "Tilia", the linden trees. These are entirely unrelated eudicots whose flowers have similar relaxant properties. The water-"willows" are not relatives of the true willows either; like the lindens, the latter belong to the rosid branch of the eudicots.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusJusticia
SpeciesJ. pectoralis
Photographed in
Colombia