Dianthera candelariae(Oerst.) Hemsl.

WFO wfo-0000642846 Accepted WFO 2026-06 5 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–e · 2 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 2 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Dianthera candelariae, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. a Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-03-27 / obs. 118041769
Dianthera candelariae, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. b Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 118038023
Dianthera candelariae, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. c Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 118041747
Dianthera candelariae, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. d Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 118041714
Dianthera candelariae, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. e Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 118037945

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Native range 14 botanical countries

Regions where Dianthera candelariae is native: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanamá
Native distribution of Dianthera candelariae, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Ecuador ECU
Guatemala GUA
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 17 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Adhatoda sericea Nees ex Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Dianthera mexicana (Oerst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Dianthera mexicana (Oerst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
  • Ecbolium candelariae (Oerst.) Kuntze
  • Ecbolium mexicanum (Oerst.) Kuntze
  • Jacobinia mexicana Seem.
  • Justicia angustibracteata Leonard
  • Justicia candelariae (Oerst.) Leonard
  • Justicia chiapensis Brandegee
  • Justicia chlorostachya Leonard
  • Justicia mexicana Rose
  • Justicia strobiloglossa V.A.W.Graham
  • Justicia tuerckheimiana Donn.Sm.
  • Rhytiglossa candelariae Oerst.
  • Rhytiglossa mexicana Oerst.
  • Rhytiglossa microphylla Oerst.
  • Tetramerium geniculatum Brandegee

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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