{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Peristrophe_speciosa1.jpg |image_caption = |genus = Dicliptera |species = raui |authority = Karthik. & Moorthy (2009) |display_parents = 4 |synonyms = * ''Ecbolium speciosum'' (Roxb.) Kuntze * ''Justicia riviniifolia'' Vis. * ''Justicia speciosa'' Roxb. * ''Peristrophe speciosa'' (Roxb.) Nees * ''Strepsiphus speciosus'' (Roxb.) Raf. }}

'''''Dicliptera raui''''' (a.k.a. ''Peristrophe speciosa'') is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Acanthaceae]].<ref name = POWO>{{Cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77108322-1|title=POWO: Dicliptera raui Karthik. & Moorthy|accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref>

==Description== This species is a broad-leafed shrub with greyish stems<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerstreesandshrubs.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~8606~gid~~source~gallerydefault.asp |title=Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Peristrophe speciosa Tree |accessdate=2011-03-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715195845/http://www.rogerstreesandshrubs.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~8606~gid~~source~gallerydefault.asp |archivedate=2011-07-15 }}</ref> and elliptic leaves that are approximately 8&nbsp;cm. It has purple-pink flowers.

==Distribution== It is a native of [[Northern India]] to Bangladesh<ref name = POWO/> and occurs in the foothills of the central & eastern [[Himalayas]] up 1,600 metres elevation.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

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[[Category:Dicliptera|raui]] [[Category:Lamiales of Asia]] [[Category:Flora of Assam (region)]] [[Category:Flora of Bangladesh]] [[Category:Flora of East Himalaya]] [[Category:Flora of Nepal]] [[Category:Flora of West Himalaya]]