Aphelandra arborea

Aphelandra arborea

Aphelandra arborea

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 arborea

Name

Aphelandra arborea (Mill.) M.R.Almeida, 2003

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Justicia arborea Mill. in Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 7 (1768)
• Heterotypic
  • Aphelandra cristata Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1477 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Aphelandra imperialis Voss in Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3. 1: 820 (1894)
  • Aphelandra pulcherrima Willd. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 295 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Aphelandra tetragona (Vahl) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 295 (1847)
  • Aphelandra tetragona var. grandis Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 295 (1847)
  • Aphelandra tetragona var. imperialis Gaerdt & Wittm. in Gartenflora 40: 449 (1891)
  • Justicia tetragona Vahl in Symb. Bot. 3: 5 (1794)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Merida, Miranda, Yaracuy) Introduced into: Assam, Bangladesh, Cuba, Marianas, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Almeida, M.R. 2003. Flora of Maharashtra (Acanthaceae to Balanophoraceae). Volume 4a. St. Xavier’s College; Mumbai. Reference page. : 4A: 6

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Aphelandra arborea. 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 arborea. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 08 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Aphelandra arborea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aphelandra arborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aphelandra arborea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: Gallito rojo

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