Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Justicia galapagana
justicia, mosca morada, Galapagos justicia
A small shrub with beautiful flowers that look like bee orchids. The flowers vary from deep purple to light lilac in colour.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Justicia
Species
galapagana
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: Species known from 11 populations distributed on seven Galapagos islands (San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Floreana, Pinta, Fernandina, Isabela).
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"Galapagos Species Database, Justicia galapagana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=128. Accessed 31 October 2026.