Acanthaceae
Dianthera

Dianthera calycina (Nees) B.D.Jacks.

First published in Index Kew. 1: 290 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

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 calycina.]
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Justicia calycina.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1986 Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana Justicia calycina K000529211 Holotype Yes
Granville, J.J. [12423] Brazil Justicia calycina K001033149 Yes
Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Piva, J.H. [1725] Brazil Justicia calycina K000578422 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Pena, E.M.; Leite, R.A.; Piva, J. [1470] Brazil Justicia calycina K000579039 Yes
Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; André, T.J.C.; Piva, J.H. [1522] Brazil Justicia calycina K000578421 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hostmann [1112] Suriname Justicia acuminatissima K000529236 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jenman [2083] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430493 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [900] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033115 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Haripersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; van der Zee, M. [5998] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430489 Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [2099] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430481 Yes
Rosa, N.A. [4549] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033118 Yes
Jenman [7126] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430494 Yes
s.coll. [F2442] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430482 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4821] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033121 Yes
Jenman [4959] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430490 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [5178] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430485 Yes
Appun, C. [1670] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430487 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [653] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033117 Yes
Ferreira, A.R. [378] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033119 Yes
Prance, G.T. [3150] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033120 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8525] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430483 Yes
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3725] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033116 Yes
Spruce [1647] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033114 Yes
Wilson-Browne, G. [WB184] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430488 Yes
Martyn [38] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430484 Yes
Spruce, R. [1647] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033113 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3788] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430492 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A. [426] Brazil Justicia acuminatissima K001033112 Yes
Snow, D.W. [16] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430491 Yes
Jenman [2083] Guyana Justicia acuminatissima K005430486 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0