Acanthaceae

Aphelandra scabra (Vahl) Sm.

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aphelandra

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Aphelandra scabra (Aphelandra scabra) — FlowerPhoto: Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Adhatoda scabra (Vahl) Nees
Aphelandra cristata Kunth
Aphelandra deppeana Schltdl. & Cham.
Aphelandra fulgens Decne.
Aphelandra haenkeana Nees
Aphelandra pectinata Willd. ex Nees
Aphelandra pectinata var. macra Nees
Aphelandra scabra var. angustifolia Durkee
Aphelandra scabra var. scabra
Ecbolium chapadanum Kuntze
Ecbolium rostratum (Bertol.) Kuntze
Ecbolium scabrum (Vahl) Kuntze
Justicia resupinata Hegewisch ex Nees
Justicia rostrata Bertol.
Justicia scabra Vahl
Justicia scabra Vahl ex Nees
Justicia scabra (Nees) V.M.Badillo
Sarotheca rostrata Nees

Flowers

In flower: September to January (from 73 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Francis Pérez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Francisco Emilio Roldán Velasco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aitor, 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.