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., Sp. Pl. 1: 27 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Justicia americana (L.) Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 15 (1791).
  • Justicia pedunculosa Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 7 (1803), nom. superfl.
    • Gendarussa pedunculosa (Michx.) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 525 (1845).
    • Rhytiglossa pedunculosa (Michx.) Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 339 (1847), nom. superfl.
  • Dicliptera americana (L.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot., ed. 2. 395 (1847).
  • Ecbolium americanum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 980 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Justicia linearifolia Lam., Encycl. 1: 632 (1785).
    • Dianthera linearifolia (Lam.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 29 (1840).
  • Dianthera ensiformis Walter, Fl. Carol.: 63 (1788).
    • Justicia ensiformis (Walter) Forsyth f., Bot. Nomencl.: 13 (1794).
    • Justicia ensiformis (Walter) Elliot, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 11 (1816).
    • Rhytiglossa ensiformis (Walter) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 536 (1861).
  • Dianthera formosa Raf., Autik. Bot.: 29 (1840).
  • Dianthera longifolia Raf., Autik. Bot.: 30 (1840).
  • Dianthera repanda Raf., Autik. Bot.: 30 (1840).
  • Dianthera heterophyla Raf., Autik. Bot.: 30 (1840).
  • Justicia umbratilis Fernald, Rhodora 43: 639 (1941), nom. illeg.
  • Justicia americana var. subcoriacea Fernald, Rhodora 43: 641 (1941).
    • Dianthera americana var. subcoriacea (Fernald) Shinners, Field & Lab. 25: 79 (1957).
  • Justicia mortui-fluminis Fernald, Rhodora 44: 92 (1942).

Homonyms

• Dianthera americana Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 9 (1775), vide Barleria oenotheroides Dum.-Cours., Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 7: 7 (1811).
• Dianthera americana Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 16 (1837), vide Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 371 (1847).
• Dianthera americana Fraser ex Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 340 (1847), vide Isoglossa ovata (Nees) Lindau in H.G.A. Engler & K.A.E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 344 (1895).

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

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 27. Reference page. 

Additional 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dianthera americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Dianthera americana. Published online. Accessed: 12 June 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Dianthera americana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 12.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Dianthera americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 June 2018.
• 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 June 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dianthera americana. Accessed: 19 November 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dianthera americana. Accessed: 2024 November 19.

Vernacular names

English: American water-willow
español: Muicle acuático

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