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Aphelandra sinclairiana

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Species of flowering plant

Aphelandra sinclairiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aphelandra
Species: A. sinclairiana
Binomial name
Aphelandra sinclairiana
Nees ex Benth.

Aphelandra sinclairiana is a plant species commonly called coral aphelandra, orange shrimp plant, Panama queen or Sinclair's aphelandra. It is a shrub up to 3 m (10 feet) high, native to Central America, specifically Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is also cultivated in warm locations elsewhere, with pink, red, orange, or red-violet flowers and bracts.

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References

  1. Bentham, Botanical Reports of the Voyage of the Sulphur 146 1846.
  2. ^ Top Tropicals, Tropical Plant Catalog, Aphelandra sinclairiana
  3. "Aphelandra sinclairiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Aphelandra sinclairiana
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