Dianthera americana
A species in the Acanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dianthera
- Species
- Dianthera americana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Dianthera americana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Dianthera americana var. subcoriaceaName author: (Fernald) Shinners
- Dianthera ensiformisName author: Walter
- Dianthera formosaName author: Raf.
- Dianthera heterophylaName author: Raf.
- Dianthera linearifoliaName author: (Lam.) Raf.
- Dianthera linearifoliaName author: (Torr.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Dianthera longifoliaName author: Raf.
- Dianthera repandaName author: Raf.
- Dicliptera americanaName author: (L.) Alph.Wood
- Ecbolium americanumName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Gendarussa pedunculosaName author: C.Presl
- Justicia americanaName author: (L.) Vahl
- Justicia americana var. americanaName author: Not supplied
- Justicia americana var. subcoriaceaName author: Fernald
- Justicia ensiformisName author: (Walter) Forsyth f.
- Justicia linearifoliaName author: Lam.
- Justicia mortuifluminisName author: Fernald
- Justicia mortuifluminisName author: Fernald
- Justicia pedunculosaName author: Michx.
- Justicia umbratilisName author: Fernald
- Rhytiglossa ensiformisName author: Alph.Wood
- Rhytiglossa pedunculosaName author: Nees
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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