Dianthera secunda Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Dianthera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.75-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Rash (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Oliguria (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 secunda world distribution map, present in Benin, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47308-1
WFO ID wfo-0000642975
COL ID 6D27G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 633091
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhytiglossa lucida Justicia secunda Justicia caripensis Rhacodiscus secundus Rhytiglossa secunda Rhytiglossa geniculata Dianthera secunda Dianthera lucida Ecbolium geniculatum Ecbolium lucidum Ecbolium secundum Rhacodiscus lucidus Sericographis caripensis Rhytiglossa moricandiana Rhacodiscus moricandianus Lustrinia geniculata Justicia lucida Justicia moricandiana Justicia geniculata Amphiscopia ciliata Dianthera secunda var. geniculata Dianthera secunda var. holtonii Justicia secunda var. leucantha