Dianthera angusta
Dianthera pectoralis
(Jacq.) J.F.Gmel. Species
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- Botanical name
- Dianthera pectoralis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dianthera
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Dianthera pectoralis
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Dianthera pectoralis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Dianthera pectoralis
Ecbolium pectorale
Ecbolium willdenowii
Justicia pectoralis
Justicia pectoralis var. latifolia
Justicia pectoralis var. macrophyllus
Justicia pectoralis var. ovata
Justicia pectoralis var. pectoralis
Justicia pectoralis var. stenophylla
Justicia procumbens
Justicia stuebelii
Leptostachya pectoralis
Psacadocalymma pectorale
Rhytiglossa pectoralis
Rhytiglossa pectoralis var. monostachya
Rhytiglossa scabra
Stethoma pectoralis
Others in Dianthera
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