Aphelandra sinclairiana

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Aphelandra sinclairiana
Aphelandra sinclairiana Cairns.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aphelandra
Species:
A. sinclairiana
Binomial name
Aphelandra sinclairiana
Nees ex Benth.

Aphelandra sinclairiana Nees ex Benth.[1] is a plant species common called "coral aphelandra," "orange shrimp plant" or "Panama queen." It is a shrub up to 3 m (10 feet) high, native to Central America. It has been reported from Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is also cultivated in warm locations elsewhere, with pink, red, orange, or red-violet flowers and bracts.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Bentham, Botanical Reports of the Voyage of the Sulphur 146 1846.
  2. ^ Top Tropicals, Tropical Plant Catalog, Aphelandra sinclairiana
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