Dianthera secunda

Dianthera secunda

Dianthera secunda

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 secunda

Name

Dianthera secunda (Lam.) Griseb., 1857

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ecbolium secundum (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 488 (1891)
  • Justicia secunda Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 42 (1791)
  • Rhacodiscus secundus (Lam.) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 45(2): 53 (1948)
  • Rhytiglossa secunda (Lam.) Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 340 (1847)
• Heterotypic
  • Amphiscopia ciliata Moric. ex Nees, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 130 (1847)
  • Amphiscopia moricandiana Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 357 (1847), nom. superfl.
  • Dianthera secunda var. geniculata (Sims) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 455 (1861)
  • Dianthera secunda var. holtonii Hochr., Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 287 (1910)
  • Ecbolium geniculatum (Sims) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 487 (1891)
  • Ecbolium moricandianum (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 980 (1891)
  • Ecbolium orthotactus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 979 (1891)
  • Justicia caracasana Willd. ex Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 340 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Justicia caripensis Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 233 (1818)
  • Justicia coccinea Forsyth ex Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 341 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Justicia geniculata Sims, Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2487 (1824)
  • Justicia moricandiana (Nees) Lemée, Fl. Guyane Franc. 3: 493 (1954)
  • Justicia secunda var. leucantha Leonard, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 604 (1958)
  • Lustrinia geniculata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 62 (1838)
  • Rhacodiscus moricandianus (Nees) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 45(2): 53 (1948)
  • Rhytiglossa geniculata Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 341 (1847)
  • Rhytiglossa moricandiana Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 341 (1847)
  • Sericographis caripensis Nees, London J. Bot. 4: 637 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Ecuador, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Panama, Lesser Antilles (Saba, St. Kitts, Montserrat, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Barbados), Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Quindo, Tolima), Trinidad, Tobago, N-Brazil (Para, Amazonas, Acre, Rondonia), Venezuela (Amazonas, Barinas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Zulia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Grisebach, A. 1857. Systematische Untersuchungen über die Vegetation der Karaiben, insbesondere der Insel Guadeloupe, nach den Sammlungen Duchassaing’s. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 7(Phys. Cl.): 151–286. BHL Reference page. : 7: 246

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dianthera secunda in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dianthera secunda. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dianthera secunda. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dianthera secunda. Published online. Accessed: November 10 2022.

Vernacular names

English: St. John's bush

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