Dicliptera sexangularis, the sixangle foldwing, is a flowering plant in the genus Dicliptera and the family Acanthaceae. It has red blooms and is a perennial.[1] In the United States it grows in Florida and Texas.[2] It has also been reported in parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and Venezuela.[3] It is a dicot.[2]
Dicliptera sexangularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Dicliptera |
Species: | D. sexangularis
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Binomial name | |
Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss.
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References
edit- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
- ^ a b "Plants Profile for Dicliptera sexangularis (sixangle foldwing)". plants.usda.gov.
- ^ "Dicliptera sexangularis - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.