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Aphelandra sinclairiana

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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 Nees ex Benth.[1] is a plant species commonly 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]

  • Bloom of the Panama queen in the Palm House of Kew Gardens in London England.
    Bloom of the Panama queen in the Palm House of Kew Gardens in London England.
  • Close up of bloom of the Panama queen in the Palm House of Kew Gardens in London England.
    Close up of bloom of the Panama queen in the Palm House of Kew Gardens in London England.

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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