Hummingbird Bush

(Dicliptera squarrosa)

Description

Dicliptera is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. Well-known synonyms include Peristrophe and Dactylostegium. Dicliptera functions as a host plant for the butterfly, Anartia fatima.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Lamiales

Family:Acanthaceae

Genus:Dicliptera

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