aphelandra

/ ˌæfəˈlændrə /

noun

any shrub of the evergreen genus Aphelandra, originally from tropical America, widely grown as a house plant for its variegated shiny leaves and brightly coloured flowers: family Acanthaceae

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from Greek aphelēs simple + andros, genitive of anēr man, male, because the anthers are single celled

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That shrubbery above is composed of a species of Bœhmeria or Ardisia, and that scarlet flower belongs to our native Aphelandra.

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