Aphelandra gigantiflora

Aphelandra gigantiflora

Aphelandra gigantiflora

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 gigantiflora

Name

Aphelandra gigantiflora Lindau, 1975

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aphelandra schiedeana var. gigantiflora (Lindau) D.N.Gibson in Fieldiana, Bot. 34: 57 (1972)
• Heterotypic
  • Aphelandra gigantiflora f. lutea Standl. & Steyerm. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 237 (1947)
  • Aphelandra padillana Standl. in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14: 244 (1924)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco) Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, El Salvador References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lindau, G., Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 3(8): 369 (1895).

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Aphelandra gigantiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aphelandra gigantiflora. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 08 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Aphelandra gigantiflora in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aphelandra gigantiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

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