''Dicliptera'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the
bear's breeches family,
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...
. It includes 223 species native to the tropics and subtropics worldwide. Well-known synonyms include ''Peristrophe'' and ''Dactylostegium''.
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Host plant
''Dicliptera'' functions as a host plant for the butterfly, ''Anartia fatima
''Anartia fatima'', the banded peacock, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is commonly found in south Texas, Mexico, and Central America but most studied in Costa Rica. This butterfly prefers subtropical climates and moist areas, such a ...
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Species
, ''Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
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'' included the following species.Dicliptera antidysenterica
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' Ant.Molina
* '' Dicliptera aquatica'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera aripoensis'' ( Britton) Leonard
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* ''Dicliptera armata
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' F.Muell.
* ''Dicliptera arnhemica
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' R.M.Barker
* ''Dicliptera australis
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' (Nees) R.M.Barker
* ''Dicliptera bagshawei
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' S.Moore
* ''Dicliptera baphica
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' Nees
* ''Dicliptera batilliformis
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' Leonard
* ''Dicliptera beddomei
''Dicliptera beddomei'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus of '' Dicliptera''. It was listed in IUCN's 1997 Red list of threatened plant species. It has been described as having ciliate bracts and pubescent leaves.
References
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'' C.B.Clarke
* ''Dicliptera betonicoides
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' S.Moore
* ''Dicliptera brachiata
''Dicliptera brachiata'' (false mint, wild mudwort, branched foldwing) is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial native to North America, ranging from the eastern United States to Central America.
Descriptio ...
'' Spreng.
* '' Dicliptera bracteata'' Seem.
* '' Dicliptera brevispicata'' I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera bupleuroides'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera burmanni'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera cabrerae'' C.Ezcurra
* '' Dicliptera callichlamys'' Mildbr.
* '' Dicliptera canescens'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera capensis'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera capitata'' Milne-Redh.
* '' Dicliptera caracasana'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera carvalhoi'' Lindau
* ''Dicliptera caucensis
''Dicliptera'' 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''.
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'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera cernua'' (Nees) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
* ''Dicliptera chinensis
''Dicliptera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Acanthus (plant), bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It includes 223 species native to the tropics and subtropics worldwide. Well-known synonyms include ''Peristrophe'' and ''Dactylostegium' ...
'' ( L.) Juss.
– type species
* '' Dicliptera cicatricosa'' I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera ciliaris'' Juss.
* '' Dicliptera ciliata'' Decne.
* '' Dicliptera clarkei'' Elmer
* '' Dicliptera clavata'' (G.Forst.) Juss.
* '' Dicliptera cleistogama'' J.R.I.Wood
* '' Dicliptera cliffordii'' (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
* '' Dicliptera clinopodia'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera cochabambensis'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera colorata'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera compacta'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera confinis'' Nees ex Benth.
* '' Dicliptera congesta'' Kunth
* '' Dicliptera contorta'' (Blanco) Merr.
* '' Dicliptera cordibracteata'' I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera crenata'' Miq.
* '' Dicliptera cuatrecasasii'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera cubangensis'' S.Moore
* '' Dicliptera cundinamarcana'' Wassh.
* '' Dicliptera cuneata'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera debilis'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera decaryi'' Benoist
* '' Dicliptera decorticans'' (K.Balkwill) I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera dodsonii'' Wassh. (possibly extinct
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...
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* '' Dicliptera dorrii'' Wassh.
* '' Dicliptera eenii'' S.Moore
* '' Dicliptera effusa'' Balf.f.
* '' Dicliptera ehrenbergii'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera elegans'' W.W.Sm.
* '' Dicliptera elliotii'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera eriantha'' Decne.
* '' Dicliptera extenta'' S.Moore
* '' Dicliptera falcata'' (Lam.) Bosser & Heine
* '' Dicliptera falciflora'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera felix'' J.R.I.Wood
* '' Dicliptera fera'' (C.B.Clarke) Karthik. & Moorthy
* '' Dicliptera fionae'' K.Balkwill
* '' Dicliptera floribunda'' Eastw.
* '' Dicliptera foetida'' (Forssk.) Blatt.
* '' Dicliptera formosa'' Brandegee
* '' Dicliptera forsteriana'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera fragilis'' Bremek.
* '' Dicliptera francodavilae'' Cornejo, Wassh. & Bonifaz
* '' Dicliptera frondosa'' Juss.
* '' Dicliptera fruticosa'' K.Balkwill
* '' Dicliptera garciae'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera gillilandiorum'' (K.Balkwill) I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera glabra'' Decne.
* '' Dicliptera gracilis'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera grandibracteata'' (Lindau) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
* '' Dicliptera grandiflora'' Gilli
* '' Dicliptera granvillei'' Wassh.
* '' Dicliptera guttata'' Standl. & Leonard
* '' Dicliptera haenkeana'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera harlingii'' Wassh.
* '' Dicliptera hastilis'' Benoist
* '' Dicliptera haughtii'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera hensii'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera hereroensis'' Schinz
* '' Dicliptera heterostegia'' C.Presl
* '' Dicliptera hookeriana'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera hyalina'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera imbricata'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera imminuta'' Rizzini
* '' Dicliptera inaequalis'' Greenm.
* '' Dicliptera inconspicua'' I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera induta'' W.W.Sm.
* '' Dicliptera insularis'' Benoist
* '' Dicliptera interrupta'' Blume
* '' Dicliptera inutilis'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera iopus'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera japonica'' (Thunb.) Makino
* '' Dicliptera javanica'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera jujuyensis'' Lindau ex R.E.Fr.
* '' Dicliptera katangensis'' De Wild.
* '' Dicliptera knappiae'' Wassh.
* '' Dicliptera krugii'' Urb.
* '' Dicliptera kurzii'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera lanceolaria'' (Roxb.) Karthik. & Moorthy
* '' Dicliptera lanceolata'' (Lindau) I.Darbysh. & Kordofani
* '' Dicliptera latibracteata'' I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera laxata'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera laxispica'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera leandrii'' Benoist
* '' Dicliptera leistneri'' K.Balkwill
* '' Dicliptera leonotis'' Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera longiflora'' Hayata
* '' Dicliptera longifolia'' (King & Prain) Karthik. & Moorthy
* '' Dicliptera lugoi'' Wassh.
* '' Dicliptera maclearii'' Hemsl.
* '' Dicliptera maculata'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera madagascariensis'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera magaliesbergensis'' K.Balkwill
* '' Dicliptera magnibracteata'' Collett & Hemsl.
* '' Dicliptera martinicensis'' (Jacq.) Juss.
* '' Dicliptera megalochlamys'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera melleri'' Rolfe
* '' Dicliptera membranacea'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera minbuensis'' Bor
* '' Dicliptera minor'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera minutifolia'' Ensermu
* '' Dicliptera miscella'' R.M.Barker
* '' Dicliptera monroi'' S.Moore
* '' Dicliptera montana'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera moritziana'' S.Schauer
* '' Dicliptera mucronata'' Urb.
* '' Dicliptera mucronifolia'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera muelleriferdinandi'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera multiflora'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Juss.
* '' Dicliptera namibiensis'' (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
* '' Dicliptera napierae'' E.A.Bruce
* '' Dicliptera nasikensis'' Lakshmin. & B.D.Sharma
* '' Dicliptera neesii'' (Trimen) L.H.Cramer
* '' Dicliptera nervata'' Greenm.
* '' Dicliptera nilotica'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera novogaliciana'' T.F.Daniel
* '' Dicliptera nyangana'' I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera obanensis'' S.Moore
* '' Dicliptera obtusifolia'' Urb.
* '' Dicliptera ochrochlamys'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera pallida'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera palmariensis'' Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
* '' Dicliptera paniculata'' (Forssk.) I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera paposana'' Phil.
* '' Dicliptera papuana'' Warb.
* '' Dicliptera parvibracteata'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera peduncularis'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera peruviana'' (Lam.) Juss.
* '' Dicliptera pilosa'' Kunth
* '' Dicliptera podocephala'' Donn.Sm.
* '' Dicliptera polymorpha'' Dharap, Shigwan, Datar
* '' Dicliptera porphyrea'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera porphyrocoma'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera procumbens'' Humb. ex Link
* '' Dicliptera pubescens'' Juss.
* '' Dicliptera pumila'' (Lindau) Dandy ex Brenan
* '' Dicliptera purpurascens'' Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
* '' Dicliptera pyrrantha'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera quintasii'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera quitensis'' Mildbr.
* '' Dicliptera rauhii'' Wassh.
* '' Dicliptera raui'' Karthik. & Moorthy
* '' Dicliptera reptans'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera resupinata'' (Vahl) Juss. – Arizona foldwing
* '' Dicliptera rigidissima'' Miranda
* '' Dicliptera riparia'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera rosea'' Ridl.
* '' Dicliptera samoensis'' Seem.
* '' Dicliptera sanctae-martae'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera saxicola'' J.R.I.Wood
* '' Dicliptera scabra'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera scandens'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera sciadephora'' Donn.Sm.
* '' Dicliptera scutellata'' Griseb.
* '' Dicliptera sebastinei'' Karthik. & Moorthy
* '' Dicliptera serpenticola'' (K.Balkwill & Campb.-Young) I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera sexangularis'' (L.) Juss. – Sixangle foldwing
* '' Dicliptera siamensis'' Imlay
* '' Dicliptera sparsiflora'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera spicata'' Decne.
* '' Dicliptera squarrosa'' Nees
** synonym ''D. suberecta'' (André) Bremek. – Uruguayan firecracker plant, hummingbird plant
* '' Dicliptera suffruticosa'' J.R.I.Wood
* '' Dicliptera sumichrastii'' Lindau
* '' Dicliptera swynnertonii'' S.Moore
* '' Dicliptera syringifolia'' Merxm.
* '' Dicliptera thlaspioides'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera tinctoria'' (Nees) Kostel.
* '' Dicliptera tomentosa'' (Vahl) Nees
* '' Dicliptera transvaalensis'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Dicliptera trianae'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera trifurca'' Oerst.
* '' Dicliptera undulata'' (Vahl) Karthik. & Moorthy
* '' Dicliptera unguiculata'' Nees
* '' Dicliptera velata'' Seem.
* '' Dicliptera verticillata'' (Forssk.) C.Chr.
* '' Dicliptera vestita'' Benoist
* '' Dicliptera villosior'' Berhaut
* '' Dicliptera viridis'' Hassk.
* '' Dicliptera vollesenii'' I.Darbysh.
* '' Dicliptera vulcanica'' Leonard
* '' Dicliptera welwitschii'' S.Moore
* '' Dicliptera zambeziensis'' I.Darbysh.
'' Dicliptera srisailamica'' Rasingam, Nethaji & Susmitha was described in 2024, but was not in POWO .
References
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Acanthaceae genera
Taxa named by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Pantropical flora