Aphelandra

Taxobox
name = "Aphelandra"

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image_width = 220px
image_caption = Zebra Plant "Aphelandra squarrosa"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
unranked_ordo = Euasterids I
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Acanthaceae
genus = "Aphelandra"
genus_authority = R.Br.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 170, see text.

"Aphelandra" is a genus of about 170 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.

They are evergreen shrubs growing to 1-2 m tall, with opposite, simple leaves 5-30 cm long, often with white veins. The flowers are produced in dense spikes, with brightly coloured bracts.

Several species are grown as houseplants for their patterned leaves and brightly coloured inflorescences.

elected species

*"Aphelandra albinotata"
*"Aphelandra anderssonii"
*"Aphelandra attenuata"
*"Aphelandra aurantiaca" (Scheidw.) Lindl.
*"Aphelandra azuayensis"
*"Aphelandra bahiensis" (Nees) Wassh.
*"Aphelandra chamissoniana" Nees
*"Aphelandra chrysantha"
*"Aphelandra cinnabarina"
*"Aphelandra claussenii" Wassh.
*"Aphelandra colorata" (Vell. Conc.) Wassh.
*"Aphelandra dodsonii"
*"Aphelandra galba"
*"Aphelandra guayasii"
*"Aphelandra gunnari"
*"Aphelandra harleyi" Wassh.
*"Aphelandra harlingii"
*"Aphelandra ignea" (Schrader) Nees ex Steudel
*"Aphelandra marginata" Nees & Martius
*"Aphelandra maximiliana" (Nees) Benth
*"Aphelandra mirabilis" Rizzini
*"Aphelandra neesiana" Wassh.
*"Aphelandra nemoralis" Nees
*"Aphelandra loxensis"
*"Aphelandra nuda" Nees
*"Aphelandra obtusa" (Nees) Wassh.
*"Aphelandra obtusifolia" (Nees) Wassh.
*"Aphelandra paulensis" Wassh.
*"Aphelandra phaina"
*"Aphelandra phrynioides" Lindau
*"Aphelandra rigida"
*"Aphelandra sinclairiana" Nees - Coral Aphelandra
*"Aphelandra squarrosa" - Zebra Plant ello jello :)
*"Aphelandra stephanophysa"
*"Aphelandra sulphurea"
*"Aphelandra tetragona" (Vahl) Nees
*"Aphelandra tridentata"
*"Aphelandra zamorensis"