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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Aphelandra''
| image = AphelandraSquarrosa.jpg
| image_width = 220px
| image_caption = [[Zebra Plant]]<br/>''Aphelandra squarrosa''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| unranked_ordo = [[Euasterids I]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Acanthaceae]]
| genus = '''''Aphelandra'''''
| genus_authority = [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
About 170, see text.
}}
'''''Aphelandra''''' is a [[genus]] of about 170 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Acanthaceae]], native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]].
They are [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s growing to 1-2 m tall, with opposite, simple [[leaf|leaves]] 5-30 cm long, often with white veins. The [[flower]]s are produced in dense spikes, with brightly coloured [[bract]]s.
Several species are grown as [[houseplant]]s for their patterned leaves and brightly coloured inflorescences.
==Selected species==
[[Image:Aphelandra sinclairiana BotGardBln1105PartOfPlantWithInflorescence.JPG|thumb|right|222px|[[Coral Aphelandra]]<br/>''[[Aphelandra sinclairiana]]'']]
*''[[Aphelandra albinotata]]''
*''[[Aphelandra anderssonii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra attenuata]]''
*''[[Aphelandra aurantiaca]]'' <small>(Scheidw.) Lindl.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra azuayensis]]''
*''[[Aphelandra bahiensis]]'' <small>(Nees) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra chamissoniana]]'' <small>Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra chrysantha]]''
*''[[Aphelandra cinnabarina]]''
*''[[Aphelandra claussenii]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra colorata]]'' <small>(Vell. Conc.) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra dodsonii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra galba]]''
*''[[Aphelandra guayasii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra gunnari]]''
*''[[Aphelandra harleyi]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra harlingii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra ignea]]'' (<small>Schrader) Nees ex Steudel</small>
*''[[Aphelandra marginata]]'' <small>Nees & Martius</small>
*''[[Aphelandra maximiliana]]'' <small>(Nees) Benth</small>
*''[[Aphelandra mirabilis]]'' <small>Rizzini</small>
*''[[Aphelandra neesiana]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra nemoralis]]'' <small>Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra loxensis]]''
*''[[Aphelandra nuda]]'' <small>Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra obtusa]]'' <small>(Nees) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra obtusifolia]]'' <small>(Nees) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra paulensis]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra phaina]]''
*''[[Aphelandra phrynioides]]'' <small>Lindau</small>
*''[[Aphelandra rigida]]''
*''[[Aphelandra sinclairiana]]'' <small>Nees</small> - [[Coral Aphelandra]]
*''Aphelandra squarrosa'' - [[Zebra Plant]]
*''[[Aphelandra stephanophysa]]''
*''[[Aphelandra sulphurea]]''
*''[[Aphelandra tetragona]]'' <small>(Vahl) Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra tridentata]]''<!-- BIOTROPICA 34(1): 68–80 -->
*''[[Aphelandra zamorensis]]''
{{Commonscat|Aphelandra}}
<!-- {{Wikispecies|Aphelandra}} 1810 vintage source, not reliable: do not use -->
{{Acanthaceae-stub}}
[[Category:Aphelandra|*]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Aphelandra''
| image = AphelandraSquarrosa.jpg
| image_width = 220px
| image_caption = [[Zebra Plant]]<br/>''Aphelandra squarrosa''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| unranked_ordo = [[Euasterids I]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Acanthaceae]]
| genus = '''''Aphelandra'''''
| genus_authority = [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
About 170, see text.
}}
'''''Aphelandra''''' is a [[genus]] of about 170 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Acanthaceae]], native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]].
They are [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s growing to 1-2 m tall, with opposite, simple [[leaf|leaves]] 5-30 cm long, often with white veins. The [[flower]]s are produced in dense spikes, with brightly coloured [[bract]]s.
Several species are grown as [[houseplant]]s for their patterned leaves and brightly coloured inflorescences.
==Selected species==
[[Image:Aphelandra sinclairiana BotGardBln1105PartOfPlantWithInflorescence.JPG|thumb|right|222px|[[Coral Aphelandra]]<br/>''[[Aphelandra sinclairiana]]'']]
*''[[Aphelandra albinotata]]''
*''[[Aphelandra anderssonii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra attenuata]]''
*''[[Aphelandra aurantiaca]]'' <small>(Scheidw.) Lindl.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra azuayensis]]''
*''[[Aphelandra bahiensis]]'' <small>(Nees) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra chamissoniana]]'' <small>Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra chrysantha]]''
*''[[Aphelandra cinnabarina]]''
*''[[Aphelandra claussenii]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra colorata]]'' <small>(Vell. Conc.) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra dodsonii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra galba]]''
*''[[Aphelandra guayasii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra gunnari]]''
*''[[Aphelandra harleyi]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra harlingii]]''
*''[[Aphelandra ignea]]'' (<small>Schrader) Nees ex Steudel</small>
*''[[Aphelandra marginata]]'' <small>Nees & Martius</small>
*''[[Aphelandra maximiliana]]'' <small>(Nees) Benth</small>
*''[[Aphelandra mirabilis]]'' <small>Rizzini</small>
*''[[Aphelandra neesiana]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra nemoralis]]'' <small>Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra loxensis]]''
*''[[Aphelandra nuda]]'' <small>Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra obtusa]]'' <small>(Nees) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra obtusifolia]]'' <small>(Nees) Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra paulensis]]'' <small>Wassh.</small>
*''[[Aphelandra phaina]]''
*''[[Aphelandra phrynioides]]'' <small>Lindau</small>
*''[[Aphelandra rigida]]''
*''[[Aphelandra sinclairiana]]'' <small>Nees</small> - [[Coral Aphelandra]]
*''Aphelandra squarrosa'' - [[Zebra Plant]]
*''[[Aphelandra stephanophysa]]''
*''[[Aphelandra sulphurea]]''
*''[[Aphelandra tetragona]]'' <small>(Vahl) Nees</small>
*''[[Aphelandra tridentata]]''<!-- BIOTROPICA 34(1): 68–80 -->
*''[[Aphelandra zamorensis]]''
{{Commonscat|Aphelandra}}
<!-- {{Wikispecies|Aphelandra}} 1810 vintage source, not reliable: do not use -->
{{Acanthaceae-stub}}
[[Category:Aphelandra|*]]