Aphelandra viscosa Mildbr.

Aphelandra viscosa Mildbraed

Aphelandra viscosa Mildbraed, Notizbl. 11:66. 1930.

Shrubby; branches terete, glabrous; leaf blades glabrous, membranaceous, the upper oblongobovate, acute or somewhat acuminate at apex, the base sessile, round or subcordate, somewhat amplectent, 10–15 cm long, 4–7 cm wide, the margins repand-dentate, the teeth 5–8 on each side, the excurrent nerves forming small slender spines, the lower leaves lyrate, the lobes two on each side, 18 cm long or longer; inflorescence pyramidal, the spikes short, the lower ones axillary, borne on slender peduncles, to 8 cm long; bracts broadly elliptic to elliptic-obovate, acute at apex ending in a small spine, 18–22 mm long, 8–11 mm wide, 5–7 nerved, densely glandular-pilose, spinose-toothed; bractlets about 15 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, longacute, thick-nerved; calyx segments equal in length, glandular-pilose toward the tip, the posterior segment bidentate at apex, 3 mm wide, the anterior segments 2.5 mm wide, the lateral segments slightly narrower; corolla red, the tube 22–28 mm long, contracted above base, the upper lip 13 mm long, 2-lobed, the lobes rounded, 6 mm long, the lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe cuneate-obovate, 10–14 mm long and wide, broadly rounded, the lateral lobes 4–7 mm wide; stamens about equalling the upper lip, one pair about 5 mm longer than the other; filaments 25 mm long, sparingly pilose; anthers 6 mm long, glabrous; ovary 4 mm long, glabrous; style glabrous, about 3.5 cm long; capsule not seen.

TYPE.—A. Raimondi 7133 (holotype B, destroyed, F photo 8718), Peru, Cajamarca, Contumazá, Chorillos, 2000–2200 m alt, 8 Jun 1875.

DISTRIBUTION.—Northern Andean Peru, at elevations between 2000–2900 m alt. PERU. CAJAMARCA: Contumazá: Around Guzmango, 2600–2700 m alt, 6 Aug 1957, Sagástegui 0124 (US); between Tucac and Hacienda San Lorenzo, 2900 m alt, 18 Jun 1962 Sagástegui 3762 (US). LA LIBERTAD: Otuzco; El Carpish (Sinsicap), 2700 m alt, 9 Aug. 1953, Vargas 0100 (US).

LOCAL NAMES.—“Zarcillejo.”

Aphelandra viscosa is readily distinguished by its thin leaves and glandular bracts, bractlets, and calyx segments. This description was compiled from the original publication and type-photograph.

Aphelandra viscosa là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Ô rô. Loài này được Mildbr. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1930.