Dianthera americana

Dianthera americana

Dianthera americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Justiciinae
Genus: Dianthera
Species: Dianthera americana

Name

Dianthera americana (L.) Vahl, 1791

Homonyms

• Dianthera americana Forssk. = Barleria oenotheroides Dum.-Cours.
• Dianthera americana Fraser ex Nees = Justicia ovata (Walt.) Lindau
• Dianthera americana L. = Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ecbolium americanum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 980 (1891)
  • Justicia americana (L.) Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 15 (1791)
  • Justicia pedunculosa Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 7 (1803), nom. superfl.
  • Rhytiglossa pedunculosa Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 339 (1847), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Dianthera americana var. subcoriacea (Fernald) Shinners, Field & Lab. 25: 79 (1957)
  • Dianthera ensiformis Walter, Fl. Carol.: 63 (1788)
  • Dianthera formosa Raf., Autik. Bot.: 29 (1840)
  • Dianthera heterophyla Raf., Autik. Bot.: 30 (1840)
  • Dianthera linearifolia (Lam.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 29 (1840)
  • Dianthera longifolia Raf., Autik. Bot.: 30 (1840)
  • Dianthera repanda Raf., Autik. Bot.: 30 (1840)
  • Gendarussa pedunculosa C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 525 (1845)
  • Justicia americana var. subcoriacea Fernald, Rhodora 43: 641 (1941)
  • Justicia ensiformis (Walter) Forsyth f., Bot. Nomencl.: 13 (1794)
  • Justicia linearifolia Lam., Encycl. 1: 632 (1785)
  • Justicia mortui-fluminis Fernald, Rhodora 44: 92 (1942)
  • Justicia umbratilis Fernald, Rhodora 43: 639 (1941), nom. illeg.
  • Rhytiglossa ensiformis Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 536 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Dianthera americana Continental:Northern America Regional:Eastern USA USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Ontario, Quebec) Regional:Mexico Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Vahl, M. 1791. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 2. 108 pp., tt. 26–50. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 15.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Dianthera americana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Dianthera americana. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 12 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Dianthera americana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Dianthera americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: American water-willow

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