Aphelandra squarrosa Nees is a plant in the Acanthaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Aphelandra squarrosa is a common zebra plant houseplant native to Brazilian Atlantic Forest, in the Acanthaceae family.

Family
Genus
Aphelandra
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees is a plant species in the Acanthaceae family. It is commonly referred to as the "zebra plant", though this common name is ambiguous. This species is native to the Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil. It is frequently cultivated and used as a houseplant. It is also cited in Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius' work Flora Brasiliensis.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Acanthaceae Aphelandra

More from Acanthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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