Aphelandra scabra
A species in the Acanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Aphelandra
- Species
- Aphelandra scabra
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1818
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Aphelandra scabra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Adhatoda scabraName author: (Vahl) Nees
- Aphelandra cristataName author: Kunth
- Aphelandra deppeanaName author: Schltdl. & Cham.
- Aphelandra fulgensName author: Decne.
- Aphelandra haenkeanaName author: Nees
- Aphelandra pectinataName author: Willd. ex Nees
- Aphelandra pectinata var. macraName author: Nees
- Aphelandra scabra var. angustifoliaName author: Durkee
- Aphelandra scabra var. scabraName author: Not supplied
- Ecbolium chapadanumName author: Kuntze
- Ecbolium rostratumName author: (Bertol.) Kuntze
- Ecbolium scabrumName author: (Vahl) Kuntze
- Justicia resupinataName author: Hegewisch ex Nees
- Justicia rostrataName author: Bertol.
- Justicia scabraName author: Vahl
- Justicia scabraName author: Vahl ex Nees
- Justicia scabraName author: (Nees) V.M.Badillo
- Sarotheca rostrataName author: Nees
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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