Dicliptera tinctoria
Also known as: Adeloda integra Raf. +9 more
- Adeloda integra Raf.
- Dicliptera babui Karthik. & Moorthy
- Dicliptera sivarajanii Karthik. & Moorthy
- Justicia baphica Spreng.
- Justicia purpurea Lour.
- Justicia tinctoria Roxb.
- Peristrophe baphica (Spreng.) Bremek.
- Peristrophe bivalvis (L.) Merr.
- Peristrophe dalaora Nees
- Peristrophe roxburghiana (Schult.) Bremek.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub.
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Dicliptera tinctoria is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Dicliptera is notably large, comprising more than 200 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
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)
Christmas I.