page_title: Aphelandra
section_title: Selected species
hierarchical_section_title: Aphelandra / Selected species
context_page_description: Aphelandra is a genus of about 170 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
  They are evergreen shrubs growing to 1–2 m tall, with opposite, simple leaves 5–30 cm long, often with white veins. The flowers are produced in dense spikes, with brightly coloured bracts.
  Several species are grown as houseplants for their patterned leaves and brightly coloured inflorescences.
context_section_description: Aphelandra ignea (Schrader) Nees ex Steudel
  Aphelandra lineariloba Leonard
  Aphelandra madrensis Lindau
  Aphelandra marginata Nees & Martius
  Aphelandra maximiliana (Nees) Benth
  Aphelandra mirabilis Rizzini
  Aphelandra neesiana Wassh.
  Aphelandra nemoralis Nees
  Aphelandra loxensis
  Aphelandra nuda Nees
  Aphelandra obtusa (Nees) Wassh.
  Aphelandra obtusifolia (Nees) Wassh.
  Aphelandra paulensis Wassh.
  Aphelandra phaina
  Aphelandra phrynioides Lindau
  Aphelandra rigida
  Aphelandra ruellia
  Aphelandra sinclairiana Nees - Coral aphelandra
  Aphelandra squarrosa - Zebra plant
  Aphelandra stephanophysa
  Aphelandra sulphurea
  Aphelandra tetragona (Vahl) Nees
  Aphelandra tridentata
  Aphelandra zamorensis
caption: Aphelandra sinclairiana
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