Dianthera pectoralis

Dianthera pectoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Dianthera
Species:	D. pectoralis
Binomial name
	Dianthera pectoralis; (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel. (1791)
Synonyms
	Ecbolium pectorale (Jacq.) Kuntze (1891); Ecbolium willdenowii Kuntze (1891); Justicia pectoralis Jacq. (1760); Justicia pectoralis var. latifolia Bremek. (1938); Justicia pectoralis var. macrophyllus Durkee (1978); Justicia pectoralis var. ovata Wassh. (1977); Justicia pectoralis var. stenophylla Leonard (1958); Justicia procumbens T.Anderson ex Nees (1847), not validly publ.; Justicia stuebelii Lindau (1896); Leptostachya pectoralis (Jacq.) Nees & Mart. (1839); Psacadocalymma pectorale (Jacq.) Bremek. (1948); Rhytiglossa pectoralis (Jacq.) Nees (1845); Rhytiglossa pectoralis var. monostachya Nees (1847); Rhytiglossa scabra Nees (1847); Stethoma pectoralis (Jacq.) Raf. (1838);

Dianthera pectoralis is an herb in the family Acanthaceae. This water-willow is widely known as tilo in Latin America and in Cuba. In Haiti, it is called chapantye and zeb chapantyè on Dominica and Martinique. Other folk names are freshcut, chambá carpintero ("carpenter"), té criollo ("Criollo tea"), curia, death-angel, masha-hari, or "piri piri". This species was described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760, who provided additional data in 1763. A well-marked variety, var. stenophylla, was described by Emery Clarence Leonard in 1958.

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