Acanthaceae
Marsh water-willow
Dianthera comata
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dianthera
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 水爵床, 穗花爵床
- English
- Marsh water-willow
Synonyms
- Dianthera decumbens Sw. ex Nees
- Dianthera humifusa (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
- Ecbolium comatum (L.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium havanense Kuntze
- Ecbolium moritzianum Kuntze
- Justicia acuminata (Nees) Lindau
- Justicia comata (L.) Lam.
- Justicia comata Vell. ex Nees
- Justicia humifusa Sw.
- Justicia humilis Nees
- Leptostachya comata (L.) Kostel.
- Leptostachya comata (L.) Nees
- Leptostachya comata var. humifusa (Sw.) Nees
- Leptostachya martiana var. hispida Nees
- Leptostachya martiana var. macrophylla Nees
- Leptostachya martiniana Nees
- Leptostachya parviflora Nees
- Psacadocalymma comatum (L.) Bremek.
- Rhytiglossa acuminata Nees
- Rhytiglossa havanensis Nees
- Stethoma comata (L.) Britton
- Thalestris graminiformis Rizzini
Photos
Photo: Tiago Lubiana, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.