Sunday, September 21, 2025

[Botany • 2025] Aphelandra bracteopectinata (Acanthaceae) • A beautiful New Species from northwestern Ecuador

 

Aphelandra bracteopectinata Cornejo,Wassh., & Cohen, 

 in Cornejo, Wasshausen et Cohen, 2025.  

Abstract
Aphelandra bracteopectinata Cornejo, Wassh., & Cohen from the wet montane forests of northwestern Ecuador is described as new and illustrated with photographs. It is an attractive shrub with yellow corollas and pectinate floral bracts.

Keywords: endemics, Los Cedros Biological Station, Neotropics, ornamental



Aphelandra bracteopectinata Cornejo,Wassh., & Cohen
 

Xavier Cornejo, Dieter Wasshausen and Brandon Cohen. 2025. Aphelandra bracteopectinata (Acanthaceae): A beautiful New Species from northwestern Ecuador. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 19(2); 95-99. DOI: doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i2.1401