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Acanthaceae
Dicliptera

not marked as a favorite taxon Dicliptera sexangularis (Linnaeus) A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Banderita, Six-angle Foldwing. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Maritime hammocks, rockland hammocks, coastal berms, coastal rock barrens, coastal prairies, upland disturbed areas. Distribution: S. Florida; s. Texas south through Mexico and Central America to South America; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl6, FNA18, K1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, WI, Wasshausen (1998); = Diapedium assurgens (L.) Kuntze — S; > Dicliptera assurgens (L.) Juss. var. assurgens — SFla, Long (1970); > Dicliptera assurgens (L.) Juss. var. vahliana (Nees) M.Gómez — SFla, Long (1970); > Dicliptera vahliana Vahl — Tx. Basionym: Justicia sexangularis L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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