Aphelandra sp. unk., Martinez-Melendez, M 441--Mexico, Chiapas, Cintalapa, Las Minas 18 Feb 2012 3387 (7).JPG
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela; introduced into Assam, Bangladesh, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Marianas, Pakistan, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Cintalapa)
16.414889, -94.032778
Location Remarks
Camino a Las Minas. Microondas Las Minas, cerca de la torre. Bosque mesófilo de montaña con piños y robles. 889 m elev.
Collectors
Manuel Martinez Melendez, Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbustito menos que 1 m.
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Herbaceous shrub 1.3 m tall; flowers deep rose pink. Open places and clearing along the road.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Aphelandra
Authorship
R.Br.
