Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss. is a plant in the Acanthaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss.

Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss.

Sixangle foldwing (Dicliptera sexangularis) is a red-bloomed perennial dicot flowering plant in the Acanthaceae family, found across parts of the Americas.

Family
Genus
Dicliptera
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss.

Dicliptera sexangularis, commonly called the sixangle foldwing, is a perennial dicotyledonous flowering plant. It belongs to the genus Dicliptera of the family Acanthaceae, and produces red blooms. In the United States, this species grows in Florida and Texas. It has also been recorded in areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and Venezuela.

Photo: (c) John Brush, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Acanthaceae Dicliptera

More from Acanthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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