Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera)

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Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name: Justicia spicigera Schltdl.
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.: Justicia spicigera
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.: Schltdl.
Common names: Mexican Honeysuckle, Mexican-indigo, Mohintli
Names in other languages (15)
Muitle, añil de piedra, charatzicua, mirto del cerro, mozote, muicle, nicle, saca tinta, yaxan, Юстиция колосоносная, شخض توابلى, شخض سنبلي, 穗花爵床, hierba púrpura, hierba azul, hierba tinta, hierba añil
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).: Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.: Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).: Lamiales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).: Acanthaceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.: Justicia
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.: spicigera
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.: species
Reference species: Justicia spicigera
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.: accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.: Not available.

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Interacciones documentadas

GloBI says it is documented somewhere in the world. Biolitica answers whether it could happen here.

A documented interaction means it was recorded somewhere in the world. It does not mean it occurs here.

Types shown: 5 of 5 has its flowers visited by × interacts with × is eaten by × is a host of × is visited by ×

Blocks that do not sit under a navigation concept heading keep the source's own term: no navigation concept has been assigned to them yet.

Flower visit

has its flowers visited by 12 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. Visiting a flower is not pollinating it. «Pollinates» is a different term and a different block, and merging the two is the measured defect that turned ~88 shared «pollinators» into birds and primates.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Trochilidae	has its flowers visited by	5	not compared
5 sources · 6 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72683062 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Record contexts (sample): no place published · March 31, 2021 · Human observation; no place published · March 31, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202167661 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · March 12, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106958765 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Feb. 17, 2022 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131904821 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Aug. 22, 2022 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39495494 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · March 3, 2020 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Trochilidae	has its flowers visited by	3	not compared
3 sources · 3 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10153624 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · March 5, 2018 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60364928 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Sept. 19, 2020 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60379936 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Sept. 21, 2020 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Papilionidae	has its flowers visited by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125992341 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · July 1, 2022 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92697155 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Aug. 27, 2021 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata Parulidae	has its flowers visited by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102576845 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 2, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73166971 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · April 6, 2021 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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interacts with 5 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Pale-banded Crescent Anthanassa tulcis Nymphalidae	interacts with	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187186986 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 11, 2023 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188972435 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 26, 2023 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana	interacts with	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380158055 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · June 2, 2026 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus	interacts with	1	not compared
1 source · 2 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280869015 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Record contexts (sample): no place published · May 13, 2025 · Human observation; no place published · May 13, 2025 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Xylocopa griswoldi Apidae	interacts with	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216212619 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · May 15, 2024 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is eaten by 3 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Migratory Monarch Danaus plexippus plexippus Nymphalidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323655839 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 28, 2025 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Parkinson's Carpenter Bee Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae Apidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186310930 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Sept. 13, 2023 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Strand's Carpenter Bee Xylocopa strandi Apidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186351995 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Sept. 11, 2023 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a host of 3 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Cercospora jacobiniicola Mycosphaerellaceae	is a host of	3	no location
3 sources · 3 records Crous, P.W., and Braun, U.. 2003. %Mycosphaerella% and its anamorphs: 1. Names published in %Cercospora% and %Passalora%. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht :571 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Guatemala · no date published Chupp, C.. 1954. Monograph of the fungus genus %Cercospora%. Published by the Author, Ithaca, New York :667 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Guatemala · no date published Braun, U., Crous, P.W., and Nakashima, C.. 2015. Cercosporoid fungi (Mycosphaerellaceae) 4. Species on dicots (Acanthaceae to Amaranthaceae). IMA Fungus 6(2):373-469 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Guatemala · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Naetrocymbe depressa Naetrocymbaceae	is a host of	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1656986 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Finca Mulgaba, Santiago de Las Vegas · Oct. 18, 1921 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1656987 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Finca Mulgaba, Santiago de Las Vegas · Oct. 18, 1921 · Preserved specimen A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Cercospora jacobiniicola	is a host of	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Pollack, F.G.. 1987. An annotated compilation of %Cercospora% names. Mycol. Mem. 12:1-212 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Guatemala · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is visited by 2 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila Trochilidae	is visited by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78227902 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · April 24, 2021 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus	is visited by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280869015 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · May 13, 2025 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

Showing 2 of 2, by number of studies

Interaction data from Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI), GloBI 0.11. Each row keeps the citation its own study published.

Interactions are published at species level: they are not resolved by variety or race.

Each block is headed by the source's own term, read from this species' end — not by a category of ours. Two similar terms are not merged.

«Documented here» means the interaction was observed in this territory. It is not evidence that the species is here, and it does not enter the niche model.

Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

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Among the sources you can read, none documents a use or recommendation of this species beside a crop.