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  1. Smallflower Wrightwort

    Smallflower Wrightwort

    Smallflower Wrightwort (Carlowrightia parviflora: Acanthaceae) A suffrutescent native perennial (subshrub) easily overlooked since the flowers are only 6-8 mm (0.24-0.31 in) across normally growing 30.5-61.0 cm (12-24 in) tall. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County...
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  2. Cow-tongue

    Cow-tongue

    Cow Tongue (Aphelandra lingua-bovis: Acanthaceae). Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  3. Pavon de Montana

    Pavon de Montana

    Pavon de Montana (Razisea spicata: Acanthaceae) Photographed at Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica. Submontane cloud forest at ca. 914 m (3,000 ft) elevation.
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    • acanthaceae cartago province costa rica pavon de montana rancho naturalista razisea spicata tayutic
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  4. Indian Clock Vine

    Indian Clock Vine

    Indian Clock Vine (Thunbergia mysorensis: Acanthaceaae) This woody-stemmed evergreen vine reaches 6 m (19.7 ft) long. It is native to southern Spain and southern tropical India. It is used as an ornamental throughout the Neotropics where it becomes naturalized. Photographed on the grounds of...
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    • acanthaceae costa rica heredia province indian clock vine santo domingo thunbergia mysorensis
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  5. Brazilian Red Cloak

    Brazilian Red Cloak

    Brazilian Red Cloak (Megaskepasma erthrochlamys: Acanthaceae) This shrub grows to 4 m tall (13 ft) and is native to Venezuela yet bears the common name Brazilian Red Cloak. It is cultivated widely in the Neotropics where it becomes naturalized. Often used as a hedge and can be a tropical...
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    • acanthaceae cordillera de guanacaste costa rica guanacaste megaskepasma erthrochlamys rincon de la vieja national park
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  6. Camaroncillo

    Camaroncillo

    Camaroncillo also known as Panama Queen, Coral Aphelandra and Orange Shrimp Plant (Aphelandria sinclairiana: Acanthaceae) Native to Central America, this shrub is 3.6-4.7 m (12-15 ft) tall. Its leaves are velvety to the touch, each inflorescence is ca. 20 cm (8 in) long. Locally frequent along...
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    • acanthaceae aphelandria sinclairiana camaroncillo canal zone coral aphelandra orange shrimp plant panama province panama queen panana
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  7. Giant Yellow Shrimp Plant

    Giant Yellow Shrimp Plant

    Giant Yellow Shrimp Plant (Barleria oenotheroides: Acanthaceae) Of the nearly 300 species of Barleria this is the only one found in the New World. A small shrub to ca. 1.2 m ( 3.9 ft) tall and about as wide growing in forest gaps in the sun along the Plantation Trail at the base of and running...
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    • acanthaceae barleria oenotheroides giant yellow shrimp plant panama province panama. semaphore road
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  8. Bengal Clockvine

    Bengal Clockvine

    Bengal Clockvine also known as Sky Vine (Thunbergia grandiflora: Acanthaceae) A rapid high growing vine that is native to India but one that has become naturalized in many tropical parts of the world. This vine has heart-shaped leaves with blue flowers and white throats that are generally...
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    • acanthaceae alajuela province bengal clockvine central valley city of alajuela costa rica thunbergia grandiflora
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  9. King's Mantle

    King's Mantle

    Kings Mantle also known as Bush Clockvine (Thunbergia erecta: Acanthaceae) A shrub-like herbaceous perennial growing 1.2-1.8 m (4-6 ft) tall native to western Africa and Asia but is widely planted and naturalized in Costa Rica. Photographed in the City of Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica...
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    • acanthaceae alajuela alajuela province central valley costa rica king's mantle thunbergia erecta
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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