⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2643433, with some changes.

Aphelandra acanthus Nees is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Aphelandra (family Acanthaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Prodr. 11: 302 1847.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45379-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Aphelandra gilva Leonard	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Aphelandra phobera Leonard	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Aphelandra quercifolia Nees	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Justicia acanthifolia Willd. ex Nees	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)
Odontophyllum acanthus (Nees) Sreem.	Synonym		TRO
Sreemadhavana acanthus (Nees) Rauschert	Synonym		TRO