Acanthaceae
Cape justice
Justicia capensis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Justicia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Sakemansplant
- English
- Cape justice
Synonyms
- Adhatoda capensis (Thunb.) Nees
- Gendarussa capensis (Thunb.) Nees
- Justicia amygdalina E.Mey.
- Justicia oleifolia Schltdl. ex Nees
- Justicia sansibarensis Lindau
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Gillespie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mmatjie Mashao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: alanbedfordshaw, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.