Beautiful Aphelandra (Aphelandra pulcherrima) Kunth, 1818

 

Synonyms: Amathea pulchra, Aphelandra cristata, Aphelandra quadrigona Justicia pulcherrima

 

 

Aphelandra pulcherrima is a shrub or rarely a small tree found in northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia), Central America (Costa Rica and Panama), the Lesser Antilles, Tobago, and Trinidad. It grows in moist tropical forest and along savanna margins. The stem is erect (to 2.5 m in height; occasionally to 4 m). Leaves are large, oblong, and drooping. The inflorescence is terminal; flowers are bright red or scarlet.

 

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