''Justicia aurea'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...

. It is a shrub native to Mexico and Central America, ranging from northeastern Mexico to Panama.

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''Justicia aurea''

aurea Aurea, golden in Latin, may refer to: * Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA), an advocacy organization for aromanticism * Aurea (car), a former Italian automobile manufactured in Turin from 1921 to 1930 * Aure ...

Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Plants described in 1832 Taxa named by Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal {{Acanthaceae-stub