Acanthaceae
Dianthera

Dianthera breviflora (Nees) Hemsl.

First published in Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 517 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter D: 1-30141. [Cited as Justicia breviflora.]
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. [Cited as Justicia breviflora.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pérez-Farrera, M.Á., Martínez-Camilo, R., Martínez-Meléndez, N., Farrera-Sarmiento, O. & Maza-Villalobos, S. (2012). Listado florístico del Cerro Quetzal (Polígono III) de la reserva de la biosfera El Triunfo, Chiapas, México. Botanical Sciences 90: 113-142.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Peck, M.E. [552] Belize Justicia breviflora K000529155 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mayo, S.J.; Madison, M.T. [315] Mexico Justicia breviflora K000064577 No
Jan 1, 1994 Seler, E.G. [1966] Mexico Justicia breviflora K000064575 No
Jan 1, 1994 Matuda, E. [1910] Mexico Justicia breviflora K000064578 No
Jan 1, 1994 Peck, M.E. [722] Belize Justicia breviflora K000529153 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Peck, M.E. [722] Belize Justicia breviflora K000529154 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Breedlove, D.E. [24572] Mexico Justicia breviflora K000064573 No
Jan 1, 1993 Breedlove, D.E.; Bourell, M. [68245] Mexico Justicia breviflora K000064574 No
Jan 1, 1991 Martínez S., E. [17556] Mexico Justicia breviflora K000064576 No
Feb 1, 1986 Linden [184] Mexico Justicia breviflora K000529156 Holotype Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3364] Mexico Justicia breviflora K005430116 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala Justicia breviflora K005430117 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images