- Family:
- Acanthaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Dianthera L.
Dianthera comata L.

[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
- beringuera, chupador del pequeño, sueldaconsuelda
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–2280 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vichada.
- Habit
- Herb.
[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. 0 - 2280 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- Preocupación Menor
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Malaya
- Dianthera decumbens Sw. ex Nees
- Dianthera humifusa (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
- Ecbolium comatum (L.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium havanense Kuntze
- Justicia acuminata (Nees) Lindau
- Justicia comata (L.) Lam.
- Justicia humifusa Sw.
- Justicia humilis Nees
- Leptostachya comata (L.) Kostel.
- Leptostachya comata var. humifusa (Sw.) Nees
- Leptostachya martiana var. hispida Nees
- Leptostachya martiana var. macrophylla Nees
- Leptostachya parviflora Nees
- Psacadocalymma comatum (L.) Bremek.
- Rhytiglossa havanensis Nees
- Stethoma comata (L.) Britton
- Thalestris graminiformis Rizzini
Dianthera comata L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Strudwick, J.J. [4092], Brazil | Justicia acuminata | K001033123 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [12002], Brazil | Justicia acuminata | K001033122 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [13411], Brazil | Justicia acuminata | K001033126 | Yes | ||
Calderon, C.E. [2839], Brazil | Justicia acuminata | K001033125 | Yes | ||
Lowrie, S.R. [588], Brazil | Justicia acuminata | K001033124 | Yes | ||
Jun 18, 2012 | Sello [76], Brazil | Justicia comata | K000529314 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 2000 | Sellow [s.n.], Brazil | Justicia comata | K000529194 | isosyntype | Yes |
Jan 1, 2000 | Salzmann [s.n.], Bahia | Justicia comata | K000529192 | holotype | Yes |
Mar 1, 1998 | Sinclair [s.n.] | Justicia comata | K000529187 | isotype | Yes |
Mar 1, 1998 | Schomburgk [305], Guyana | Justicia comata | K000529190 | lectotype | Yes |
Mar 1, 1998 | Sinclair [s.n.] | Justicia comata | K000529189 | holotype | Yes |
Jan 1, 1994 | Linden, J. [1633], Tabasco | Justicia comata | K000064622 | lectotype | Yes |
Jan 1, 1994 | Matuda, E. [2156], Mexico | Justicia comata | K000064621 | No | |
Jan 1, 1980 | Distin [s.n.], Jamaica | Justicia comata | K000529193 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1980 | Schomburgk [305], Brazil | Justicia comata | K000529195 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1965 | Hassler, E. [8294 a], Paraguay | Justicia comata | K000529183 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1965 | Hassler, E. [8294], Paraguay | Justicia comata | K000529184 | Yes | |
Tweedie [820], Brazil | Justicia comata | K000529185 | Yes | ||
Tweedie [s.n.], Rio Grande do Sul | Justicia comata | K000529186 | Yes | ||
Hartweg [687] | Justicia comata | K000529188 | Yes | ||
Harley, R.M. [17444], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033220 | Yes | ||
Silva, N.T. [58310], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033225 | Yes | ||
Hill, S.R. [13177], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033224 | Yes | ||
Glaziou, A. [15290], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033221 | Yes | ||
Berg, C.C. [P/17587], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033218 | Yes | ||
Spruce, R. [s.n.], Ecuador | Justicia comata | K000202095 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [14287], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033231 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [13436/A], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033212 | Yes | ||
Trail, J.W.H. [655], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033213 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [14440], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033211 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [16819], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033214 | Yes | ||
Sellow [s.n.], Brazil | Justicia comata | K000529196 | Yes | ||
Ule, E. [5220], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033215 | Yes | ||
Krukoff, B.A. [8047], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033222 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033229 | Yes | ||
Hamilton, W.D. [341], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033227 | Yes | ||
Saint-Hilaire, A. [s.n.], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033232 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [13436], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033230 | Yes | ||
Pires, J.M. [50993], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033210 | Yes | ||
Irwin, H.S. [47923], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033228 | Yes | ||
Tweedie [s.n.], Rio Grande do Sul | Justicia comata | K000529191 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [12018], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033216 | Yes | ||
Duarte, A.P. [1705], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033303 | Yes | ||
Berg, C.C. [P17587], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033223 | Yes | ||
Rambo, B. [40634], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033226 | Yes | ||
[Martius] [278], Brazil | Justicia comata | K000529197 | Yes | ||
Prance, G.T. [16701], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033219 | Yes | ||
Maas, P.J.M. [P 13138], Brazil | Justicia comata | K001033217 | Yes |
First published in Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1: 850 (1758)
Not accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Justicia comata.]
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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