Aphelandra scabra

Aphelandra scabra

Aphelandra scabra

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 scabra

Name

Aphelandra scabra (Vahl) Sm., 1818

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Adhatoda scabra (Vahl) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 407 (1847)
  • Ecbolium scabrum (Nees) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 488 (1891)
  • Justicia scabra (Nees) V.M.Badillo in H.F.Pittier & al., Cat. Fl. Venez. 2: 419 (1947)
  • Justicia scabra Vahl in Enum. Pl. 1: 120 (1804)
• Heterotypic
  • Aphelandra cristata Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 236 (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Aphelandra deppeana Schltdl. & Cham. in Linnaea 5: 96 (1830)
  • Aphelandra fulgens Decne. in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 3, 1: 21 (1847)
  • Aphelandra haenkeana Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 298 (1847)
  • Aphelandra pectinata Willd. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 297 (1847)
  • Aphelandra pectinata var. macra Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 298 (1847)
  • Aphelandra scabra var. angustifolia Durkee in Novon 9: 505 (1999)
  • Ecbolium chapadanum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 979 (1891)
  • Ecbolium rostratum (Bertol.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 487 (1891)
  • Justicia resupinata Hegewisch ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 298 (1847)
  • Justicia rostrata Bertol. in Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 1: 410 (1838)
  • Justicia scabra Vahl ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 298 (1847)
  • Sarotheca rostrata Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 383 (1847)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan) Continental: Southern America Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolivar, Falcon, Guarico, Miranda, Portuguesa, Sucre, Trujillo, Zulia), Colombia (Antioquia, Arauca, Bolvar, Choc, Crdoba, Guaviare, Meta, Norte de Santander, Vaups, Vichada), Guyana, Surinam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Smith, J.E. in A.Rees, 1818. Cycl. 39: Aphelandra no. 3

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

español: Mosote del diablo

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