Acanthaceae
Arizona foldwing
Dicliptera resupinata
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dicliptera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Arizona foldwing
Synonyms
- Dianthera malabarica Gouan ex Nees
- Diapedium resupinatum (Vahl) Kuntze
- Diapedium torreyi (A.Gray) A.Heller
- Dicliptera pseudoverticillaris A.Gray
- Dicliptera resupinata var. orbicularis B.L.Rob. & Seaton
- Dicliptera torreyi A.Gray
- Justicia ligulata DC. ex Nees
- Justicia lithospermifolia Jacq. ex Nees
- Justicia lithospermifolia Nees
- Justicia resupinata Vahl
- Justicia sexangularis Cav.
- Justicia sexangulata Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mike Ostrowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tereka Lasso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eileen Kane, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, 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.