Dicliptera
Dicliptera is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. Dactylostegium is sometimes included herein.
- For the prehistoric insect order, see Archodonata.
| Dicliptera | |
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| Uruguayan firecracker plant Dicliptera suberecta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Dicliptera Juss. |
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| Synonyms | |
Host plant
Dicliptera functions as a host plant for the butterfly, Anartia fatima.[2]
Selected species
- Dicliptera abuenisis
- 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[3]
References
- "Dicliptera Juss". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- Silberglied, Robert E.; Aiello, Annette; Lamas, Gerardo (1979). "Neotropical Butterflies of the Genus Anartia: Systematics, Life Histories and General Biology (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 86 (2–3): 219–260. doi:10.1155/1979/50172. ISSN 0033-2615.
- "Dicliptera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
External links
Media related to Dicliptera at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Dicliptera at Wikispecies
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