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Dicliptera sexangularis

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Dicliptera sexangularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Dicliptera
Species:
D. sexangularis
Binomial name
Dicliptera sexangularis
(L.) Juss.

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  2. ^ a b "Plants Profile for Dicliptera sexangularis (sixangle foldwing)". plants.usda.gov.
  3. ^ "Dicliptera sexangularis - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.