Dicliptera sexangularis
Sixangle Foldwing
Also known as: Dactylostegium assurgens (L.) Bremek. +17 more
- Dactylostegium assurgens (L.) Bremek.
- Dactylostegium assurgens var. vahliana (Nees) Gomez
- Dactylostegium portoricense (Spreng. ex Schult.) Nees
- Dianthera angularis Salisb.
- Dianthera sexangularis (L.) Sessé & Moc.
- Diapedium assurgens (L.) Kuntze
- Diapedium sexangulare (L.) Kuntze
- Dicliptera assurgens (L.) Juss.
- Dicliptera assurgens var. conferta Nees
- Dicliptera assurgens var. vahliana (Nees) M.Gómez
- Dicliptera mollis Nees
- Dicliptera portoricensis Spreng.
- Dicliptera portoricensis Spreng. ex Schult.
- Dicliptera scorpioides (L.) Juss.
- Dicliptera vahliana Nees
- Henrya scorpioides (L.) Nees
- Justicia annua Steud.
- Justicia assurgens L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Dicliptera sexangularis (commonly known as Sixangle Foldwing) is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela