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Aphelandra
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Aphelandra

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

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Red Aphelandra

speciesAphelandra scabra

fiery spike

speciesAphelandra aurantiaca

Zebra-plant

speciesAphelandra squarrosa

Panama Queen

speciesAphelandra sinclairiana

Aphelandra longiflora

speciesAphelandra longiflora

Aphelandra acanthus

speciesAphelandra acanthus

Aphelandra chamissoniana

speciesAphelandra chamissoniana

Aphelandra lingua-bovis

speciesAphelandra lingua-bovis

Aphelandra prismatica

speciesAphelandra prismatica

Aphelandra liboniana

speciesAphelandra liboniana

Aphelandra runcinata

speciesAphelandra runcinata

Aphelandra hieronymi

speciesAphelandra hieronymi

Aphelandra glabrata

speciesAphelandra glabrata

Aphelandra madrensis

speciesAphelandra madrensis

Aphelandra golfodulcensis

speciesAphelandra golfodulcensis

Aphelandra dielsii

speciesAphelandra dielsii

Aphelandra margaritae

speciesAphelandra margaritae

Aphelandra nitida

speciesAphelandra nitida

Aphelandra ornata

speciesAphelandra ornata

Aphelandra flava

speciesAphelandra flava

Aphelandra arborea

speciesAphelandra arborea

Aphelandra pulcherrima

speciesAphelandra pulcherrima

Aphelandra guayasii

speciesAphelandra guayasii

Aphelandra colorata

speciesAphelandra colorata

Aphelandra schottiana

speciesAphelandra schottiana

Aphelandra dolichantha

speciesAphelandra dolichantha

Aphelandra wendtii

speciesAphelandra wendtii

Aphelandra lineariloba

speciesAphelandra lineariloba

Aphelandra schiedeana

speciesAphelandra schiedeana

Aphelandra espirito-santensis

speciesAphelandra espirito-santensis

Aphelandra crispata

speciesAphelandra crispata

Aphelandra goodspeedii

speciesAphelandra goodspeedii

Aphelandra harleyi

speciesAphelandra harleyi

Aphelandra sulphurea

speciesAphelandra sulphurea

Aphelandra rubra

speciesAphelandra rubra

Aphelandra molinae

speciesAphelandra molinae

Aphelandra hartwegiana

speciesAphelandra hartwegiana

Aphelandra acanthifolia

speciesAphelandra acanthifolia

Aphelandra bracteopectinata

speciesAphelandra bracteopectinata

Aphelandra lyrata

speciesAphelandra lyrata

Aphelandra maculata

speciesAphelandra maculata

Aphelandra hylaea

speciesAphelandra hylaea

Aphelandra seibertii

speciesAphelandra seibertii

Aphelandra tonduzii

speciesAphelandra tonduzii

Aphelandra lasiandra

speciesAphelandra lasiandra

Aphelandra tridentata

speciesAphelandra tridentata

Aphelandra gracilis

speciesAphelandra gracilis

Aphelandra rusbyi

speciesAphelandra rusbyi

Aphelandra ameleta

speciesAphelandra ameleta

Aphelandra azuayensis

speciesAphelandra azuayensis

Aphelandra albinotata

speciesAphelandra albinotata

Aphelandra rosulata

speciesAphelandra rosulata

Aphelandra speciosa

speciesAphelandra speciosa

Aphelandra heydeana

speciesAphelandra heydeana

Aphelandra crenata

speciesAphelandra crenata

Aphelandra montis-tusae

speciesAphelandra montis-tusae

Aphelandra grandis

speciesAphelandra grandis

Aphelandra pinarotricha

speciesAphelandra pinarotricha

Aphelandra huilensis

speciesAphelandra huilensis

Aphelandra barkleyi

speciesAphelandra barkleyi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 184152.