Aphelandra squarrosa (Cultivated) – eFlora of India

February 14, 2020
Aphelandra

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees, Fl. Bras. 9: 89 1847. (syn: Aphelandra chrysops Bull.; Aphelandra concinna Rizzini; Aphelandra leopoldii Van Houtte; Aphelandra oostachya Wawra; Aphelandra squarrosa var. lousiae Van Houtten; Justicia macrophylla Spreng. (ambiguous synonym); Ruellia comosa Vell. (ambiguous synonym));

NE-Brazil (Pernambuco), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro),
Hispaniola (I), Taiwan (I), Vietnam (I), Cameroon (I) as per Catalogue of Life;

Aphelandra squarrosa from California-GS06022020-1 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Common name: Zebra Plant

Common house plant, native of Brazil with dark green leaves with white veins, yellow flowers with golden yellow large bracts.

Clicked from Sunnyvale, California, July 3, 2014.

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphelandra_squarrosa

https://www.thespruce.com/grow-zebra-plants-inside-1902777

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AphelandraSquarrosa.jpg

https://www.houseplantsexpert.com/zebra-plant.html

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