⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2643643, and has not been changed.

Aphelandra nitens Hook.f. is a synonym of Aphelandra aurantiaca var. nitens (Hook.) Wassh.

This name is a synonym of Aphelandra aurantiaca var. nitens (Hook.) Wassh..

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: Bot. Mag. 94: t. 5741 1868.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16258-2.