Dicliptera squarrosa
Also known as: Diapedium pohlianum (Nees) Kuntze +18 more
- Diapedium pohlianum (Nees) Kuntze
- Diapedium sericeum (Nees) Kuntze
- Diapedium squarrosum (Nees) Kuntze
- Diapedium tweedieanum (Nees) Kuntze
- Dicliptera deltica Bridar.
- Dicliptera imminuta Rizzini
- Dicliptera lutea Bridar.
- Dicliptera pohliana Nees
- Dicliptera sericea Nees
- Dicliptera squarrosa var. hirsuta Nees
- Dicliptera suberecta (André) Bremek.
- Dicliptera tomentosa Griseb.
- Dicliptera tweediana Nees
- Dicliptera tweediana var. flaviflora Stuck.
- Dicliptera tweediana var. microphylla Nees
- Dicliptera tweedieana f. chacoensis Hassl.
- Dicliptera tweedieana f. flaviflora Stuck. ex Seckt
- Dicliptera tweedieana Nees
- Dicliptera tweedieana subsp. chacoensis Hassl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub or shrub.
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Indigenous to South America, Dicliptera squarrosa is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Italy