Dianthera americana
Dianthera comata
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- Botanical name
- Dianthera comata
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dianthera
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Dianthera comata
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Dianthera comata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Dianthera decumbens
Dianthera humifusa
Ecbolium comatum
Ecbolium havanense
Ecbolium moritzianum
Justicia acuminata
Justicia comata
Justicia comata
Justicia humifusa
Justicia humilis
Leptostachya comata
Leptostachya comata
Leptostachya comata var. humifusa
Leptostachya martiana var. hispida
Leptostachya martiana var. macrophylla
Leptostachya martiniana
Leptostachya parviflora
Psacadocalymma comatum
Rhytiglossa acuminata
Rhytiglossa havanensis
Stethoma comata
Thalestris graminiformis
Others in Dianthera
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