Aphelandra
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Authority
Wasshausen, Dieter C. & Wood, John R. I. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 49: 1-152.
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Family
Acanthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - Perennial suffrutescent herbs or shrubs; stems terete to quadrangular, the nodes frequently swollen; leaves opposite, petiolate, margins often sinuate-serrate with sinuses spinulose-dentate, cystoliths absent; inflorescence of terminal or axillary spikes, these often conspicuous with showy bracts and flowers; bracts imbricate, often colored, margin entire or dentate and spine-tipped; bracteoles 2; calyx 5-lobed, the lobes ± equal in length; corolla bilabiate, pale to bright red, orange or yellow; stamens 4, usually exserted; anthers 1-thecous; capsule clavate to subglobose, 4-seeded.