Classified within the Acanthaceae family, the genus Dicliptera is a large group comprising 242 taxa. It is found natively in North America, South America, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Across its taxa, it is most often linked to wet tropical and seasonally dry tropical climate conditions. It is predominantly composed of shrubs.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 242 taxa (222 base species, 20 variants).
Centers of Diversity: Africa (85), South America (76), Tropical Asia (60)
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