Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Venezuela; introduced into Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Aphelandra
Specific Epithet
scabra
Authorship
(Vahl) Sm.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#260,084 of 335,497
Top 78%
Extinction probability
6%