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 12 m tall with opposite simple leaves 530 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. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Plant