Acanthaceae

Chinese foldwing

Dicliptera chinensis (L.) Juss.

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Dicliptera

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Chinese foldwing: Dicliptera chinensis：ヤンバルハグロソウ 2015/08/27 沖縄本島：Okinawa Island, Japan — Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 狗肝菜, 華九頭獅子草, 华九头狮子草, 路边青；青蛇仔, 路边青, 青蛇仔
English: Chinese foldwing
Japanese: ヤンバルハグロソウ
Tamil: திக்லிப்டெரா சைனென்சு
za: Gobahcim

Synonyms

Diapedium chinense (L.) K.D.Koenig
Dicliptera roxburghiana Nees
Justicia canescens Wall.
Justicia chinensis L.
Justicia chinensis Roxb.
Justicia rotundifolia Wall.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.