Acanthaceae

Zebra plant

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aphelandra

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Common names

By language (11)

Afrikaans: Sebraplant
Bulgarian: Зеброво цвете
Chinese: 金脈單藥花, 金脉单药花, 单药爵床, 单药花
Croatian: Zebrasta afelandra, Šafranski klas
English: Zebra plant
Finnish: Isoleopoldinkukka
Indonesian: Daun zebra
Japanese: アフェランドラ・スクアロサ
Polish: Afelandra stercząca, Afelandra szczytowa
Swedish: Gul kungsblomma
Telugu: అఫిలాండ్రా స్క్వారోసా

Synonyms

Aphelandra chrysops W.Bull
Aphelandra coccinea Rizzini
Aphelandra concinna Rizzini
Aphelandra illustrata Jacob-Makoy ex T.Moore & Mast.
Aphelandra leopoldii Van Houtte
Aphelandra louisae Pynaert
Aphelandra oostachya Wawra
Aphelandra squarrosa var. angustifolia Nees
Aphelandra squarrosa var. citrina Planch.
Aphelandra squarrosa var. laxior Nees
Aphelandra squarrosa var. leopoldii Van Houtte
Justicia macrophylla Spreng.
Ruellia comosa Vell.

Photos

Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.