Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss.

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 199

Dicliptera sexangularis (L.) Juss.

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: January–April; fruiting: February–April.

DISTRIBUTION.— U.S.A. (Fla., Tex.), Mexico (Camp., Chis., Hgo., Oax., Pue., Qro., Q.R., S.L.P., Tamps., Ver., Yuc.), West Indies, Central America, South America.

HABITAT.— Thornscrub, mesquite scrub with Sabal mexicana , tropical subdeciduous forest, riparian vegetation, disturbed sites.

ELEVATION.— 5–240 meters.

NOTES.— Daniel (1995) and Daniel and Acosta C. (2003) provided descriptions of this species ( Fig. 1K ).

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Along Rte. 85, ca. 4–5 mi S of Cd. Mante, R. King 3794 ( F, MICH, UC, US); San José, H. LeSueur 445 ( ARIZ, US); Mpio. Nuevo Morelos, 25 km N de Nuevo Morelos , Rancho San Juanito , F. Medrano 12167 ( MEXU) ; Mpio. González: Rancho Los Berlajes , presa, A. Mora-Olivo 7373 ( UAT) ; Mpio. González, 3 km NW de Estación Manuel , 22°45ʹ27ʺN, 098°21ʹ10ʺW, A. Mora-Olivo 7392 ( UAT) ; Mpio. Jiménez, N.C.P. José Silva Sánchez , carr. Jiménez–Matamoros , 29°15ʹ40ʺN, 098°28ʹ13ʺW, A. Mora-Olivo et al. 6840 ( UAT) ; Mpio. Soto la Marina, Mex. Hwy. 180, 3.5 km S of “ Lavaderos ,” at Tropic of Cancer monument, M. Nee 20061 ( XAL) ; vic. of Tampico, E. Palmer 93 ( CAS, GH, US); Manuel, H. Puig 3716 ( MEXU) ; Tampico, H. Viereck 1082 (US); Mpio. Tampico, Marisma El Moralillo , 5 km sobre carr. a Tamos , 22°14ʹN, 097°54ʹW, A. Vovides & G. Pattison 762 ( XAL) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Tamaulipan Acanthaceae I. A. Anisacanthus quadrifidus. B. Aphelandra scabra. C. Avicennia germinans. D. Barleria oenotheroides. E. Carlowrightia albiflora. F. Carlowrightia trichocarpa. G. Carlowrightia parviflora (blueflowered form). H. Carlowrightia neesiana. I. Carlowrightia hapalocarpa. J. Carlowrightia parviflora (white-flowered form). K. Dicliptera sexangularis. L. Dicliptera sumichrastii. Photos by T. Daniel (A, B, D, H, K), W. Eckerman (C), and L. García-Morales (E–G, I, J, L).