Dianthera

Dianthera
Dianthera americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Dianthera L. (1753)
Species
41; see text
Synonyms
Amphiscopia Nees (1832) Centrilla Lindau (1900) Diplanthera Gled. (1764), nom. superfl. Jungia Boehm. (1760), nom. superfl. Plagiacanthus Nees (1847) Psacadocalymma Bremek. (1948) Rhacodiscus Lindau (1897) Rodatia Raf. (1840) Stethoma Raf. (1838)

Dianthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 41 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada to northern Argentina.

Species

41 species are accepted.

• Dianthera americana L.
• Dianthera androsaemifolia (Nees) Griseb.
• Dianthera angusta (Chapm.) Small
• Dianthera angustifolia (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera appendiculata Ruiz & Pav.
• Dianthera arvensis Vell.
• Dianthera brasiliensis Vell.
• Dianthera breviflora (Nees) Hemsl.
• Dianthera calycina (Nees) B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera candelariae (Oerst.) Hemsl.
• Dianthera candicans (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
• Dianthera cayennensis (Nees) Griseb.
• Dianthera comata L.
• Dianthera crassifolia Chapm.
• Dianthera dasyclados (Mart. ex Nees) Hiern
• Dianthera eustachiana (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
• Dianthera glabra (Oerst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
• Dianthera guianensis N.E.Br.
• Dianthera hookeriana (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera inaequalis (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera incerta Brandegee
• Dianthera laeta (Nees) Hiern
• Dianthera laevilinguis (Nees) Lindau
• Dianthera lindeniana (Nees) Hemsl.
• Dianthera longiflora (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera oblonga (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera ovata Walter
• Dianthera pectoralis (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
• Dianthera peploides Griseb.
• Dianthera pleurolarynx S.F.Blake
• Dianthera polygaloides S.Moore
• Dianthera racemosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera reptans (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
• Dianthera rigida (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera rugeliana Griseb.
• Dianthera sagrana (A.Rich.) Griseb.
• Dianthera secunda (Lam.) Griseb.
• Dianthera secundiflora Ruiz & Pav.
• Dianthera sessilis (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
• Dianthera speciosa (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Dianthera sulfurea Donn.Sm.