Aphelandra
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = AphelandraSquarrosa.jpg
|image_caption = Aphelandra squarrosa
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Aphelandra
|authority = R.Br. (1810)
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = 206, see text
|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30000831-2 Aphelandra R.Br.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
|synonyms =
- Amathea {{small|Raf. (1838)}}
- Aphelandrella {{small|Mildbr. (1926)}}
- Aphelandros {{small|St.-Lag. (1880), orth. var.}}
- Encephalosphaera {{small|Lindau (1904)}}
- Geissomeria {{small|Lindl. (1827)}}
- Hemisandra {{small|Scheidw. (1842)}}
- Hemitome {{small|Nees (1847), not validly publ.}}
- Hydromestus {{small|Scheidw. (1842)}}
- Lagochilium {{small|Nees (1847)}}
- Odontophyllum {{small|Sreem. (1977), nom. illeg.}}
- Orophochilus {{small|Lindau (1897)}}
- Poecilocnemis {{small|Mart. ex Nees (1847)}}
- Rhombochlamys {{small|Lindau (1897)}}
- Sreemadhavana {{small|Rauschert (1982)}}
- Strobilorhachis {{small|Klotzsch (1839)}}
- Synandra {{small|Schrad. (1821), nom. illeg.}}
}}
Aphelandra is a genus of over 200 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
They are evergreen shrubs growing to {{convert|1|-|2|m|abbr=on}} tall, with opposite, simple leaves {{convert|5|-|30|cm|0|abbr=on}} 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.
Pharmacological activity
Pharmacological reports on genus Aphelandra are Antibacterial activity, Antifungal activity and Immunomodulatory activity.{{cite journal| last = Awan, A.J.| first = Aslam, M.S | title = FAMILY ACANTHACEAE AND GENUS APHELANDRA: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL REVIEW.| journal = International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | volume = 6| issue = 10| year = 2014| pages = 44–55}}
Phytochemistry
Phytochemical reports on genus Aphelandra are Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Isoflavones, Benzoxazinoids-cyclic hydroxamic acid and their corresponding glucosides.
Selected species
206 species are accepted. They include:
- Aphelandra albinotata {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra anderssonii {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra attenuata {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl. (synonyms Aphelandra fascinator and Aphelandra nitens{{Cite web |url=http://www.plantago.nl/plantindex/plants/a/Aphelandra/Aphelandra50366.htm |title=Aphelandra aurantiaca |access-date=2008-11-08 |archive-date=2020-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915203758/http://www.plantago.nl/plantindex/plants/a/Aphelandra/Aphelandra50366.htm |url-status=dead }})
- Aphelandra azuayensis {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra bahiensis (Nees) Wassh.
- Aphelandra chamissoniana Nees
- Aphelandra chrysantha {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra cinnabarina {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra claussenii Wassh.
- Aphelandra colorata (Vell. Conc.) Wassh.
- Aphelandra dodsonii {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra galba {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra guayasii {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra gunnari {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra harleyi Wassh.
- Aphelandra harlingii {{small|Wassh.}}
Image:Aphelandra sinclairiana BotGardBln1105PartOfPlantWithInflorescence.JPG]]
- Aphelandra ignea (Schrader) Nees ex Steudel
- Aphelandra lineariloba Leonard
- Aphelandra longiflora {{small|(Lindl.) Profice}}
- Aphelandra madrensis Lindau
- Aphelandra marginata Nees & Martius
- Aphelandra maximiliana (Nees) Benth
- Aphelandra mirabilis Rizzini
- Aphelandra neesiana Wassh.
- Aphelandra nemoralis Nees
- Aphelandra loxensis {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra nuda Nees
- Aphelandra obtusa (Nees) Wassh.
- Aphelandra obtusifolia (Nees) Wassh.
- Aphelandra paulensis Wassh.
- Aphelandra phaina {{small|Wassh.}}
- Aphelandra phrynioides Lindau
- Aphelandra rigida {{small|Glaz. ex Mildbr.}}
- Aphelandra schottiana {{small|(Nees) Profice}}
- Aphelandra sinclairiana Nees - Coral aphelandra
- Aphelandra squarrosa {{small|Nees}} (unplaced) – Zebra plant
- Aphelandra stephanophysa {{small|Nees}}
- Aphelandra sulphurea {{small|Hook.f.}}
- Aphelandra tetragona (Vahl) Nees
- Aphelandra tridentata {{small|Hemsl.}}
- Aphelandra zamorensis {{small|Wassh.}}
References
{{Commons category|Aphelandra}}
{{Wikispecies|Aphelandra}}
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Category:Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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