Acanthaceae
Dicliptera

Dicliptera heterostegia C.Presl

First published in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 525 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, S. India. It is a scrambling perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Comoros, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Daniel, T.F. (2014). Taxonomy of Anisotes Nees (Acanthaceae: Justicieae) in the Comoros archipelago and a preliminary list of Acanthaceae in the islands. Candollea 69: 45-54.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Daniel, T.F. (2014). Taxonomy of Anisotes Nees (Acanthaceae: Justicieae) in the Comoros archipelago and a preliminary list of Acanthaceae in the islands. Candollea 69: 45-54.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 10, 1993 Law [s.n.] India K000357794 Type Yes
Jul 10, 1993 Stocks [s.n.] India K000357796 Type Yes
Jul 10, 1993 Dalzell, N.A. [s.n.] India K000357795 Type Yes
Dec 21, 1985 Kotschy [513] India K000357801 Type Yes
Apr 30, 1900 Wood, J.M. [1309] K000357806 Type Yes
Apr 30, 1900 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000378964 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 30, 1900 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000378965 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3740] India K000357800 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6458] Pakistan K000357799 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0