Dianthera

Dianthera
Dianthera americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Dianthera
L. (1753)
Species

41; see text

Synonyms
  • Amphiscopia Nees (1832)
  • Centrilla Lindau (1900)
  • Diplanthera Gled. (1764), nom. superfl.
  • Jungia Boehm. (1760), nom. superfl.
  • Plagiacanthus Nees (1847)
  • Psacadocalymma Bremek. (1948)
  • Rhacodiscus Lindau (1897)
  • Rodatia Raf. (1840)
  • Stethoma Raf. (1838)

Dianthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 41 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada to northern Argentina.