Acanthaceae
Dicliptera

Dicliptera chinensis (L.) Juss.

First published in Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9: 268 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Afghanistan to Nansei-shotō and Indo-China. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Jawa

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter D: 1-30141.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Yamazaki, T., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1993). Flora of Japan IIIa: 1-482. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Yamazaki, T., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1993). Flora of Japan IIIa: 1-482. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Ningombam, D.S. (2014). The family Acanthaceae for the flora of Manipur: 1-115. LAP Lambert academic publishing.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Rechinger, K.H. (1966). Flora Iranica 24: 1-9. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2011 Starr, F. [050818-3] K000734092 Yes
[Shearer] [s.n.] China K004701537 Yes
Liang, H.Y. [64887] China K004701577 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3213] China K004701554 Yes
{Hu} [1277] China K004701551 Yes
Faurie [324] Japan K004701567 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K004701561 Yes
Morse, H.B. [22] China K004701552 Yes
s.coll. [0032] China K004701543 Yes
Togasi, M. [TSM1088] Japan K004701560 Yes
Price, W.R. [1171] China K004701553 Yes
Sun, Y.Z. [593] China K004701548 Yes
Murata, G. [18642] Japan K004701563 Yes
Hsieh, C.F. [1070] Taiwan K004701557 Yes
Hsieh, C.F. [681] Taiwan K004701558 Yes
Wilford, C. [359] Hong Kong K004701575 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2972] China K004701555 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [2773] China K004701579 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K004701570 Yes
Henry, A. [4191] China K004701542 Yes
Gaudichaud, M. [[33]] China K004701578 Yes
Henry, A. [4153] China K004701549 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K004701564 Yes
Lei, C.I. [386] China K004701574 Yes
Ling, K. [s.n.] China K004701546 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K004701562 Yes
Shearer, G. [s.n.] China K004701538 Yes
Caum, E.L. [s.n.] United States K004702200 Yes
[De Vriese] [s.n.] Japan K004701569 Yes
s.coll. [153] China K004701539 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [30817] United States K004702198 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2150] China K004701550 Yes
Yao, K. [8643] China K004701556 Yes
Schindler, A.K. [341[b]] China K004701544 Yes
Henry, A. [1695] China K004701541 Yes
[Champion] [s.n.] Hong Kong K004701576 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K004701565 Yes
Price, W.R. [440] Taiwan K004701559 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] China K004701572 Yes
[J.S. Gamble] [137] China K004701573 Yes
Caum, E.L. [s.n.] United States K004702199 Yes
Steward, A.N. [s.n.] China K004701545 Yes
Faurie [6561] Japan K004701566 Yes
Cheo, H.C. [331] China K004701547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K004701568 Yes
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [25] China K004701540 Yes
Koyama, H.; Terao, H.; Wongprasert, T. [T-33198] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702009 Yes
Marcan, A. [533] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702011 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4955] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702008 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R.; Phengklai, C.; Wongwan, B. [4082] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702015 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1236] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702016 Yes
Koyama, H.; Terao, H.; Wongprasert, T. [T-32431] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702010 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1632] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702013 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2387] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702014 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1236] Thailand Dicliptera roxburghiana K004702012 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2423] Nepal Justicia canescens K001115893 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2466] Justicia chinensis K001116132 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2466] Justicia chinensis K001116138 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2466] Justicia chinensis K001116136 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2466] Justicia chinensis K001116137 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2466] Justicia chinensis K001116135 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gerard, P. [Cat. no. 2466] India Justicia chinensis K001116133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2466] Nepal Justicia chinensis K001116131 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2466] Justicia chinensis K001116134 Unknown Type Material Yes

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