Aphelandra pulcherrima

Aphelandra pulcherrima

Aphelandra pulcherrima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Acantheae
Subtribus: Aphelandrinae
Genus: Aphelandra
Species: Aphelandra pulcherrima

Name

Aphelandra pulcherrima (Jacq.) Kunth, 1818

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Justicia pulcherrima Jacq. in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 11 (1760)
• Heterotypic
  • Amathea pulchra Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 65 (1838)
  • Aphelandra cristata (Jacq.) R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 475 (1810)
  • Aphelandra daemonia Leonard in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 223 (1953)
  • Aphelandra incerta Leonard in R.O.Williams, Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 2: 362 (1954)
  • Aphelandra pulcherrima var. deltoidea Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 296 (1847)
  • Aphelandra quadrigona (Vahl ex Link) M.R.Almeida in Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 6 (2003)
  • Aphelandra sericophylla Leonard in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 254 (1953)
  • Justicia cristata Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 38 (1798)
  • Justicia pulcherrima L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 84 (1782)
  • Justicia putata Loefl. in Iter Hispan.: 244 (1758), nom. rej.
  • Justicia quadrigona Vahl ex Link in Handbuch 1: 501 (1829)
  • Ruellia cristata (Jacq.) Andrews in Bot. Repos. 8: t. 506 (1808)

Homonyms

• Aphelandra pulcherrima Willd. ex Nees = Aphelandra tetragona (Vahl) Nees

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Colombia (Atlntico, Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Norte de Santander), N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre, Rondonia), Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Monagas, Sucre, Tachira, Yaracuy, Zulia), Peru, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Surinam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. in von Humboldt,F.W.H.A. et al (1818) Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 192[folio]; 2: 236[quarto].

Additional references

• Brown, R. 1812. in Hortus Kewensis ed. 2 [W.T.Aiton] 4: 55.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. 45590-1 Aphelandra pulcherrima in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: Jan. 25 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. 45430-1 Aphelandra cristata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: Jan. 25 2018.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aphelandra pulcherrima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aphelandra pulcherrima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aphelandra pulcherrima. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 25 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aphelandra pulcherrima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jan. 2018.

Vernacular names

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