Acanthaceae

Aphelandra longiflora (Lindl.) Profice

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aphelandra

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Aphelandra longiflora (Aphelandra longiflora) — FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Geissomeria ciliata Rizzini
Geissomeria cincinnata Nees
Geissomeria cincinnata var. redacta Rizzini
Geissomeria dawsonii Leonard
Geissomeria dichroa Rizzini
Geissomeria distans Nees
Geissomeria longiflora Lindl.
Geissomeria longiflora Salzm. ex Nees
Geissomeria longiflora var. acuta Nees
Geissomeria longiflora var. monostachya Nees
Geissomeria longiflora var. obtusa Nees
Geissomeria longiflora var. paniculata Nees
Geissomeria perbracteosa Rizzini
Geissomeria pubescens Nees
Geissomeria pubescens var. velutina Nees
Geissomeria tetragona Lindau
Poecilocnemis cincinnata Mart.
Poecilocnemis multiflora Mart.
Ruellia spicata Vell.
Stenandrium speciosum Nees ex Mart.
Stephanophysum attenuatum Mart.

Flowers

In flower: April to July, September (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Alexandre Mattos Raposo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bruno_san1409, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denis Zabin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Luan Mazzeo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paulo C. O. Cunha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean Jacques Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.