Dicliptera

Dicliptera
For the prehistoric insect order, see Archodonata.
Dicliptera
Uruguayan Firecracker Plant
Dicliptera suberecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Dicliptera
Juss.
Species

See text.
Synonyms

Brochosiphon Nees
Dactylostegium Nees[1]

Dicliptera is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. Dactylostegium is sometimes included herein.

Selected species

  • Dicliptera aripoensis (Britton) Leonard
  • Dicliptera armata
  • Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng. – Branched Foldwing
  • Dicliptera bupleuroides
  • Dicliptera chinensis (L.) Juss. – Chinese Foldwing
  • Diclipta dodsonii (possibly extinct)
  • Dicliptera krugii Urban – Krug's Foldwing
  • Dicliptera maclearii Hemsl.
  • Dicliptera martinicensis (Jacq.) Juss.
  • Dicliptera mucronifolia Nees
  • Dicliptera resupinata (Vahl) Juss. – Arizona Foldwing
  • Dicliptera sericea Nees
  • Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss. – Sixangle Foldwing
  • Dicliptera suberecta – Uruguayan Firecracker Plant, Hummingbird Plant
  • Dicliptera trifurca
  • Dicliptera verticillata[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dicliptera Juss.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-23. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?3627. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
  2. ^ "Dicliptera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=34415. Retrieved 26 May 2010. 

External links

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