Aphelandra squarrosa

Aphelandra squarrosa

Aphelandra squarrosa

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 squarrosa

Name

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees, 1847, nom. illeg. superfl.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
• Aphelandra coccinna Rizzini, Arquiv. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 8: 324 (1948).
• Aphelandra leopoldii (Van Houtte) Lowe, Beautiful-leaved Plants, 55, pl. 27 (1861).
• Aphelandra oostachya Wawra, Oester. Bot. Zeitschr. 12: 172 (1862).
• Aphelandra chrysops W.Bull, Cat. 7, 9 (1887); Gard. Chron. ser. 3; 1: 736, fig. 140 (1887).
• Aphelandra squarrosa var. angustifolia Nees, Fl. Bras. (Martius) 9: 89 (1847).
• Aphelandra squarrosa var. citrina Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: 161 (1852)-1853 (1853).
• Aphelandra squarrosa var. laxior Nees, Fl. Bras. (Martius) 9: 89 (1847).
• Aphelandra squarrosa var. leopoldii Van Houtte, Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 85 1853-1854 (1854).
• Aphelandra squarrosa var. louisae Van Houtte, in?
• Ruellia comosa Vell., Fl. Flumin. 265 (1829).

Homonyms

• Ruellia comosa Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 46; Fl. Ind. 3: 43 (1832) = Strobilanthes rufescens (Roth) T.Anderson
• Ruellia comosa Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n (2414). = Staurogyne cremostachya Bremek.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Pernambuco), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), 1847. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 9: 89.

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 squarrosa. 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 squarrosa. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 08 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Aphelandra squarrosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aphelandra squarrosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Saffron-spike, zebra-plant
suomi: Isoleopoldinkukka
svenska: Gul kungsblomma

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