Dianthera

Dianthera angusta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Justiciinae
Genus: Dianthera
Species: D. americana – D. androsaemifolia – D. angusta – D. angustifolia – D. appendiculata – D. arvensis – D. brasiliensis – D. breviflora – D. calycina – D. candelariae – D. candicans – D. cayennensis – D. comata – D. crassifolia – D. dasyclados – D. eustachiana – D. glabra – D. guianensis – D. hookeriana – D. inaequalis – D. incerta – D. laeta – D. laevilinguis – D. lindeniana – D. longiflora – D. oblonga – D. ovata – D. pectoralis – D. peploides – D. pleurolarynx – D. polygaloides – D. racemosa – D. reptans – D. rigida – D. rugeliana – D. sagrana – D. secunda – D. secundiflora – D. sessilis – D. speciosa – D. sulfurea

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dianthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 29. Reference page.

Name

Dianthera L., Sp. Pl.: 27 (1753).

• Type species: Dianthera americana L., Sp. Pl.: 27 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Diplanthera Gled., Syst. Pl. Stamin. Situ: 154 (1764), nom. superfl.
  • Jungia Boehm., Defin. Gen. Pl., ed. 3: 92 (1760), nom. superfl.
  • Justicia sect. Dianthera (L.) V.A.W.Graham, Kew Bull. 43(4): 598 (1988).
  • Justicia subsect. Dianthera (L.) V.A.W.Graham, Kew Bull. 43(4): 599 (1988).
• Heterotypic
  • Amphiscopia Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 112 (1832).
  • Centrilla Lindau in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 232 (1900).
  • Plagiacanthus Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 335 (1847).
    • Justicia sect. Plagiacanthus (Nees) V.A.W.Graham, Kew Bull. 43(4): 609 (1988).
  • Psacadocalymma Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 45(2): 55 (1948).
  • Rhacodiscus Lindau, Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 667 (1897).
  • Rodatia Raf., Autik. Bot.: 31 (1840).
  • Stethoma Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 61 (1838).

Homonyms

• Dianthera Klotzsch in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 160 (1861), nom. illeg., vide Cleome L., Sp. Pl.: 671 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Québec, South Carolina, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin Introduced into: Benin, Bermuda, Gabon, Malaya, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 27. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2000. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dianthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dianthera. Published online. Accessed: 07 November 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dianthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 November 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dianthera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 07. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dianthera. Accessed: 2024 November 19.

Vernacular names

English: Shrimp Plant

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