Dicliptera squarrosa Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Dicliptera

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Habit

Dicliptera squarrosa habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dicliptera squarrosa flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Dicliptera squarrosa flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Dicliptera squarrosa flower picture by Flor Alex (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dicliptera squarrosa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47698-1
WFO ID wfo-0000646051
COL ID 6CRTQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dicliptera tweedieana f. flaviflora Justicia abnormis Dicliptera tweedieana Diapedium pohlianum Diapedium squarrosum Diapedium tweedieanum Dicliptera deltica Dicliptera lutea Dicliptera pohliana Dicliptera sericea Dicliptera suberecta Jacobinia suberecta Dicliptera squarrosa var. hirsuta Dicliptera tweedieana var. microphylla Dicliptera tweediana var. flaviflora Diapedium sericeum Dicliptera squarrosa