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Aphelandra sinclairiana

COMMON NAME

Coral aphelandra, orange shrimp plant or Panama queen

TYPE

​Shrub

FAMILY

Acanthaceae

NOTES

Large tropical shrub to 15' with large green leaves are surmounted by terminal flower spikes containing dozens of fuzzy apricot-colored buds that open to reveal pink flowers.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Central America

NATIVE HABITAT

Rainforest

WEB SOURCES

wikipedia.org

nparks.gov.sg

chicagobotanic.org



Aphelandra sinclairiana