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Aphelandra squarrosa (commonly but ambiguously called "zebra plant") is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae, which is native to Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil. This plant is often used as a house plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
Aphelandra is a genus of over 200 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. They are evergreen shrubs growing to 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall, with opposite, simple leaves 5–30 cm (2–12 in) long, often with white veins.
Zebra plant is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Alocasia zebrina, in the family Araceae; Aphelandra squarrosa, in the family Acanthaceae; Calathea zebrina, in the family Marantaceae; Haworthiopsis attenuata, in the family Asphodelaceae; Haworthiopsis fasciata, in the family Asphodelaceae
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Aphelandra sinclairiana [1] is a plant species commonly called coral aphelandra, orange shrimp plant, Panama queen [2] or Sinclair's aphelandra. [3] It is a shrub up to 3 m (10 feet) high, native to Central America, specifically Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is also cultivated in warm locations elsewhere, with pink, red, orange ...
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Aphelandra anderssonii is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests .