Aphelandra pulcherrima

Aphelandra pulcherrima
Aphelandra pulcherrima

Taxonavigation

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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

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Aphelandra pulcherrima (Jacq.) Kunth, 1818

Synonyms

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  • 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

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Distribution

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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

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Vernacular names

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