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Dicliptera raui

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Species of flowering plant

Dicliptera raui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Dicliptera
Species: D. raui
Binomial name
Dicliptera raui
Karthik. & Moorthy (2009)
Synonyms
  • Ecbolium speciosum (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Justicia riviniifolia Vis.
  • Justicia speciosa Roxb.
  • Peristrophe speciosa (Roxb.) Nees
  • Strepsiphus speciosus (Roxb.) Raf.

Dicliptera raui (a.k.a. Peristrophe speciosa) is a flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae.

Description

This species is a broad-leafed shrub with greyish stems and elliptic leaves that are approximately 8 cm. It has purple-pink flowers.

Distribution

It is a native of Northern India to Bangladesh and occurs in the foothills of the central & eastern Himalayas up 1,600 metres elevation.

References

  1. ^ "POWO: Dicliptera raui Karthik. & Moorthy". Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  2. ^ "Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Peristrophe speciosa Tree". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
Taxon identifiers
Peristrophe speciosa
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