Aphelandra squarrosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids I
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Acantheae
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.

Notes:

  • 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
      • NE-Brazil (Pernambuco), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Vernacular names

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