Dicliptera | |
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Uruguayan firecracker plant (Dicliptera squarrosa) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Justicieae |
Genus: | Dicliptera Juss. (1807), nom. cons. |
Species | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Dicliptera [3] is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It includes 223 species native to the tropics and subtropics worldwide. Well-known synonyms include Peristrophe and Dactylostegium. [1]
Dicliptera[ which? ] functions as a host plant for the butterfly, Anartia fatima . [4]
As of March 2021 [update] , Plants of the World Online included the following species. [1]
Dicliptera srisailamica Rasingam, Nethaji & Susmitha was described in 2024, but was not in POWO as of November 2024 [update] . [6]