Aphelandra sinclairiana

Aphelandra sinclairiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aphelandra
Species: A. sinclairiana
Binomial name
Aphelandra sinclairiana
Nees ex Benth.

Aphelandra sinclairiana Nees ex Benth.[1] is a plant species common called "Coral Aphelandra," "orange shrimp plant" or "Panama Queen." It is a shrub up to 3 m (10 feet) high, native to Central America. It has been reported from Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is also cultivated in warm locations elsewhere, with pink, red, orange, or red-violet flowers and bracts.[2]

References

  1. Bentham, Botanical Reports of the Voyage of the Sulphur 146 1846.
  2. Top Tropicals, Tropical Plant Catalog, Aphelandra sinclairiana
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