Dianthera comata L.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Dianthera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.75-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dianthera comata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, El Salvador, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:78920-2
WFO ID wfo-0000642863
COL ID 6CQFS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 764797
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Synonyms

Dianthera humifusa Justicia comata Leptostachya martiana Psacadocalymma comatum Stethoma comata Ecbolium havanense Ecbolium comatum Rhytiglossa acuminata Leptostachya comata Justicia humifusa Thalestris graminiformis Leptostachya martiniana Justicia parviflora Leptostachya comata Dianthera comata Leptostachya parviflora Dianthera decumbens Rhytiglossa havanensis