Taxon: Aphelandra aurantiaca Lindl.

Summary

Genus:

Aphelandra

Family:

Acanthaceae

Subfamily:

Acanthoideae

Tribe:

Acantheae

Nomen number:

3686

Place of publication:

Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: t. 12. 1845

Comment:

for authorship see Contr UMichH 21:164. 1997

Verified:

04/30/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Hemisandra aurantiaca Scheidw.

Autonym(s)
Aphelandra aurantiaca Lindl. var. aurantiaca

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aphelandra aurantiaca Lindl. var. roezlii Van Houtte

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Daniel, T. F. 1991. A revision of Aphelandra (Acanthaceae) in Mexico. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 47:248-252. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
Daniel, T. F. 1997. Catalog of the Acanthaceae of Belize with taxonomic and phytogeographic notes. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:164.
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil		n.	Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Daniel, T. F. 1997. Catalog of the Acanthaceae of Belize with taxonomic and phytogeographic notes. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:164.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
BRAZIL: Brazil (n.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Daniel, T. F. 1997. Catalog of the Acanthaceae of Belize with taxonomic and phytogeographic notes. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:164.
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
Wasshausen, D. C. 1975. The genus Aphelandra (Acanthaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 18:55. Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3686. Accessed 17 April 2026.