Aphelandra chamissoniana

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Read about Aphelandra chamissoniana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aphelandra chamissoniana, Nées (A. punctata, Bull). An erect herb or sub-shrub: sts. slender, erect, terete, green, lower part more or less woody: Lvs. petiolate, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, tapering at apex and base, and up to 6 in. long, upper part light green, marked along the principal veins and midrib with dull silvery white or yellowish white, the silvery markings sometimes spreading over nearly the entire If.; petiole short or up to an inch or more long, lower side dull light green: infl. an erect unbranched spike, as much as a foot long when strong and 2-3 in. wide; bracts ovate- lanceolate, bright yellow, tipped with green, coarsely serrate, slightly reflexed; calyx ⅓ in. long; sepals lanceolate; corolla bright yellow, an inch diam. ; tube 1½ in. long, curved outward and tapering upward; lobes ovate, nearly equal; anthers yellow. S. Brazil. B.M. 6627. I.H.29:457. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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