Dianthera pectoralis J.F.Gmel.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Dianthera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
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 leaves
Therapeutic use Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Cachexia (unspecified), Chest-Cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Snuff (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Hallucinogen (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dianthera pectoralis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47290-1
WFO ID wfo-0000642952
COL ID 3QWZQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 764798
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leptostachya pectoralis Justicia pectoralis Rhytiglossa scabra Stethoma pectoralis Psacadocalymma pectorale Dianthera pectoralis Ecbolium pectorale Ecbolium willdenowii Justicia stuebelii Dianthera pectoralis Rhytiglossa pectoralis Justicia pectoralis var. pectoralis Justicia pectoralis var. latifolia Justicia pectoralis var. stenophylla Rhytiglossa pectoralis var. monostachya