Dianthera

Dianthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 41 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada to northern Argentina.[1]

Dianthera
Dianthera americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Dianthera
L. (1753)
Species[1]

41; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Amphiscopia Nees (1832)
  • Centrilla Lindau (1900)
  • Diplanthera Gled. (1764), nom. superfl.
  • Jungia Boehm. (1760), nom. superfl.
  • Plagiacanthus Nees (1847)
  • Psacadocalymma Bremek. (1948)
  • Rhacodiscus Lindau (1897)
  • Rodatia Raf. (1840)
  • Stethoma Raf. (1838)

Species

41 species are accepted.[1]

  • Dianthera americana L.
  • Dianthera androsaemifolia (Nees) Griseb.
  • Dianthera angusta (Chapm.) Small
  • Dianthera angustifolia (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera appendiculata Ruiz & Pav.
  • Dianthera arvensis Vell.
  • Dianthera brasiliensis Vell.
  • Dianthera breviflora (Nees) Hemsl.
  • Dianthera calycina (Nees) B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera candelariae (Oerst.) Hemsl.
  • Dianthera candicans (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
  • Dianthera cayennensis (Nees) Griseb.
  • Dianthera comata L.
  • Dianthera crassifolia Chapm.
  • Dianthera dasyclados (Mart. ex Nees) Hiern
  • Dianthera eustachiana (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
  • Dianthera glabra (Oerst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
  • Dianthera guianensis N.E.Br.
  • Dianthera hookeriana (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera inaequalis (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera incerta Brandegee
  • Dianthera laeta (Nees) Hiern
  • Dianthera laevilinguis (Nees) Lindau
  • Dianthera lindeniana (Nees) Hemsl.
  • Dianthera longiflora (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera oblonga (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera ovata Walter
  • Dianthera pectoralis (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
  • Dianthera peploides Griseb.
  • Dianthera pleurolarynx S.F.Blake
  • Dianthera polygaloides S.Moore
  • Dianthera racemosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera reptans (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
  • Dianthera rigida (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera rugeliana Griseb.
  • Dianthera sagrana (A.Rich.) Griseb.
  • Dianthera secunda (Lam.) Griseb.
  • Dianthera secundiflora Ruiz & Pav.
  • Dianthera sessilis (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
  • Dianthera speciosa (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera sulfurea Donn.Sm.

References
  1. Dianthera L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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