Dianthera pectoralis

Dianthera pectoralis

Dianthera pectoralis

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 pectoralis

Name

Dianthera pectoralis (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 36 (1791).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Justicia pectoralis Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 11 (1760).
• Homotypic
  • Dianthera pectoralis (Jacq.) Murray in J.A. Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14. 64 (1784), isonym.
  • Stethoma pectoralis (Jacq.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 61 (1838).
  • Leptostachya pectoralis (Jacq.) Nees & Mart., Flora 22(1 Beibl.): 8 (1839).
  • Rhytiglossa pectoralis (Jacq.) Nees, London J. Bot. 4: 637 (1845).
  • Ecbolium pectorale (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 487 (1891).
  • Psacadocalymma pectorale (Jacq.) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 45(2): 55 (1948).
• Heterotypic
  • Justicia procumbens T.Anderson ex Nees, in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 353 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Rhytiglossa pectoralis var. monostachya Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 353 (1847).
  • Rhytiglossa scabra Nees, A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 354 (1847).
  • Ecbolium willdenowii Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 981 (1891).
  • Justicia stuebelii Lindau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 378 (1896).
  • Justicia pectoralis var. latifolia Bremek., Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 45: 167 (1938).
  • Justicia pectoralis var. stenophylla Leonard, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 615 (1958).
  • Justicia pectoralis var. ovata Wassh., Selbyana 2: 20 (1977).
  • Justicia pectoralis var. macrophyllus Durkee, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 223 (1978).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Florida), Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan) Continental: Southern America Belize, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Aragua, Bolivar, Distrito Federal, Lara, Miranda, Portuguesa, Tachira, Zulia), Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, N-Brazil (Roraima, Para, Amazonas, Acre, Rondonia), NE-Brazil (Maranhao), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso), Argentina (Formosa), Paraguay (Alto Paraguay), Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolvar, Choc, Magdalena, Meta, Tolima, Valle, Vaups), Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz), Peru, Ecuador, Cuba References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gmelin, J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis. Tomus II, Pars I. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. - pp. i–xl, 1–884. Lipsiae. (G.E. Beer). DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.545 BHL Reference page. : 36

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Dianthera pectoralis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Dianthera pectoralis. Published online. Accessed: 14 June 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Dianthera pectoralis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 14.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Dianthera pectoralis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 June 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Dianthera pectoralis. 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 June 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dianthera pectoralis. Accessed: 22 November 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dianthera pectoralis. Accessed: 2024 November 22.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dianthera pectoralis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-October-06.

Vernacular names

English: Freshcut, carpenter bush, carpenter grass
español: Tilo, tila

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