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 (Vahl) Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 246 (1857).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Justicia secunda Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 7 (1791).
Homotypic
- Justicia secunda Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 42 (1791).
- Rhytiglossa secunda (Vahl) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 340 (1847).
- Ecbolium secundum (Vahl) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 488 (1891).
- Rhacodiscus secundus (Vahl) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 45(2): 53 (1948).
Heterotypic
- Justicia caripensis Kunth in F.W.H. von Humboldt, A.J.A. Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 233 (1818).
  - Sericographis caripensis (Kunth) Nees, London J. Bot. 4: 637 (1845).
- Justicia geniculata Sims, Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2487 (1824).
  - Lustrinia geniculata (Sims) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 62 (1838).
  - Rhytiglossa geniculata (Sims) Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 341 (1847).
  - Dianthera secunda var. geniculata (Sims) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 455 (1861).
  - Ecbolium geniculatum (Sims) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 487 (1891).
- Amphiscopia ciliata Moric. ex Nees in C.F.P. von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 130 (1847).
- Justicia caracasana Willd. ex Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 340 (1847), not validly publ.
- Rhytiglossa moricandiana Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 341 (1847).
  - Amphiscopia moricandiana (Nees) Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 357 (1847), nom. superfl.
  - Ecbolium moricandianum (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 980 (1891).
  - Rhacodiscus moricandianus (Nees) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 45(2): 53 (1948).
  - Justicia moricandiana (Nees) Lemée, Fl. Guyane Franc. 3: 493 (1954).
- Justicia coccinea Forsyth ex Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 341 (1847), not validly publ.
- Ecbolium orthotactus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 979 (1891).
- Dianthera secunda var. holtonii Hochr., Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 287 (1910).
- Justicia secunda var. leucantha Leonard, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 604 (1958).

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, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary 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.

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.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dianthera secunda. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Dianthera secunda. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2022.
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.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dianthera secunda. Accessed: 30 November 2024.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dianthera secunda. Accessed: 2024 November 30.

Vernacular names

English: St. John's bush
español: Insulina