Acanthaceae

Aphelandra R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 475 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Marianas, Pakistan, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1972 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534447 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1972 Hartweg [1270] Colombia K000534538 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1972 Spruce, R. [3867] Peru K000202105 Yes
Jul 1, 1972 Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia K000534487 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1972 Spruce, R. [4952] Peru K000202107 Yes
Mello-Silva, R.; Stannard, B.L.; Nic Lughadha, E.; Assis, M.C.; Kollmann, L.J.C. [1562] Brazil K001600015 Yes
Hartweg [1270] Colombia K000534537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K004698288 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Costa, I.R.; Haigh, A.L.; Lucas, E. [3507] Brazil K000992771 No
Aona, L.Y.S.; Moreira, D.M.; Pereira, C.D.V; Zappi, D.; Zappi-Taylor, B.. [2953] Brazil K000992707 No
Aona, L.Y.S.; Fonseca, W.O.; Costa, G.M.; Haigh, A.L.; Lucas, E. [3306] Brazil K000992889 No
Kriebel, R. [1559] Costa Rica K001891596 Yes
Kriebel, R. [2793] Costa Rica K001769531 Yes
Hammel, B.; Pérez, I. [23962] Costa Rica K001769540 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534446 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mello-Silva, R.; Stannard, B.L.; Nic Lughadha, E.; Assis, M.C.; Kollmann, L.J.C. [1562] Brazil K001600017 Yes
Snow, D.W. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K004698290 Yes
Forzza, R.C.; Assis, L.C.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Lima, L.R.; Lucas, E.; Silva, B.R.; Edwards, S.; Zappi, D. [2766] Brazil K001516231 Yes
André, E. [3198] Colombia K000534522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5875] Trinidad and Tobago K004698286 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001032977 Yes
[R.C.M.]; [C. Swabey] [12291] Trinidad and Tobago K004698283 Yes
Baker, R.E.D.; Dennis, R.W.G. [14537] Trinidad and Tobago K004698285 Yes
Gower, W.R. [s.n.] K001033476 Yes
Fraga, C.N.; Lima, H.C.; Pennington, R.T.; Neves, D.R.M. [3545] Brazil K001516230 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [14776] Trinidad and Tobago K004698289 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5875] Trinidad and Tobago K004698287 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000534445 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [10146] Bolivia K000534524 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1647] Trinidad and Tobago K004698284 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images