Acanthaceae
Dianthera secunda
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dianthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- Tamil
- இடயந்தெரா செகுந்தா
Synonyms
- Amphiscopia ciliata Moric. ex Nees
- Amphiscopia moricandiana Nees
- Dianthera lucida (Andrews) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Dianthera secunda var. geniculata (Sims) Griseb.
- Dianthera secunda var. holtonii Hochr.
- Dianthera secunda var. lucida (Andrews) Griseb.
- Ecbolium geniculatum (Sims) Kuntze
- Ecbolium lucidum (Andrews) Kuntze
- Ecbolium moricandianum (Nees) Kuntze
- Ecbolium orthotactus Kuntze
- Ecbolium secundum (Lam.) Kuntze
- Justicia caracasana Willd. ex Nees
- Justicia caripensis Kunth
- Justicia coccinea Forsyth ex Nees
- Justicia geniculata Sims
- Justicia lucida Andrews
- Justicia moricandiana (Nees) Lemée
- Justicia secunda Vahl
- Justicia secunda var. leucantha Leonard
- Lustrinia geniculata Raf.
- Rhacodiscus lucidus (Andrews) Lindau
- Rhacodiscus moricandianus (Nees) Bremek.
- Rhacodiscus secundus (Lam.) Bremek.
- Rhytiglossa geniculata Nees
- Rhytiglossa lucida (Andrews) Nees
- Rhytiglossa moricandiana Nees
- Rhytiglossa secunda (Lam.) Nees
- Sericographis caripensis Nees
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, August to January (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Aitor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Mesa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Frank Dietze, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Natan Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: nebrooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.