Dicliptera
(from diklis, double-doored, and pteron, a wing; referring to the two-celled winged capsule or seedvessel). ORD. Acanthaceae. A genus of stove or greenhouse annuals, perennials, and evergreen herbs, rarely, if ever, seen in cultivation outside botanic gardens. There are about fifty species. For culture, see Justicia.
D. Tweediana (Tweedie's). fl. orange-red, numerous, tubular. Autumn. l. opposite, oblong-obtuse. Monte Video, 1874. A very showy greenhouse perennial, with numerous stems. (R. H. 1874, 171.)