Family:
Acanthaceae Juss.
Genus:
Dianthera L.

Dianthera secunda (Lam.) Griseb.

This species is accepted, and its native range is S. Caribbean to Venezuela and Ecuador. It is used as a medicine.

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 50–2100 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Quindío, Tolima.
Habit
Shrub, Subshrub.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: artificial - terrestrial.

[UNAL]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
curatodo, insulina, sangrito, singamochila

[UPFC]
Vernacular
Singamochila

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 50 - 2100 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe.
Morphology General Habit
Subarbusto, arbusto
Conservation
No Evaluada

[UPFC]
Use Medicines
Medical uses.

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Benin, Bermuda, Gabon, Guatemala

Dianthera secunda (Lam.) Griseb. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2012 Mamadou Ngombou, E. [166], Gabon Justicia secunda K000662423 No

First published in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 246 (1857)

Not accepted by

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Justicia secunda.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

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