Dicliptera polymorpha

{{Short description|Species of plant}} {{Speciesbox | genus = Dicliptera | species = polymorpha | authority = Dharap, Shigwan & Datar | synonyms = }} '''''Dicliptera polymorpha''''' is a species of plant belonging to the genus ''[[Dicliptera]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dharap |first=Adittya V. |last2=Shigwan |first2=Bhushan K. |last3=Datar |first3=Mandar N. |date=2024-09-01 |title=Dicliptera polymorpha (Acanthaceae): a new pyrophytic species from northern Western Ghats, India |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12225-024-10203-6 |journal=Kew Bulletin |language=en |volume=79 |issue=3 |pages=683–692 |doi=10.1007/s12225-024-10203-6 |issn=1874-933X|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It is found in the [[Western Ghats|Western ghats]] of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. This flower blooms twice in a year and the plant is fire tolerant or [[Pyrophyte|pyrophytic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientists discover a new fire-resilient, dual-blooming species of Dicliptera in the Northern Western Ghats of India {{!}} Department Of Science & Technology |url=https://dst.gov.in/scientists-discover-new-fire-resilient-dual-blooming-species-dicliptera-northern-western-ghats-india |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213142129/https://dst.gov.in/scientists-discover-new-fire-resilient-dual-blooming-species-dicliptera-northern-western-ghats-india |archive-date=2024-12-13 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=dst.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Dicliptera|polymorpha]] [[Category:Flora of Asia]]