Dianthera

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]
AmphiscopiaNees (1832) CentrillaLindau (1900) DiplantheraGled. (1764), nom. superfl. JungiaBoehm. (1760), nom. superfl. PlagiacanthusNees (1847) PsacadocalymmaBremek. (1948) RhacodiscusLindau (1897) RodatiaRaf. (1840) StethomaRaf. (1838)

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]

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.