Acanthaceae

Crossandra Salisb.

First published in Parad. Lond. 1: t. 12 (1805)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa to Sri Lanka.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Leeward Is., Marianas, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 5: 112.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Salisb., Parad. Lond.: t.12 (1805).
  • Vollesen in Kew Bull. 45: 503–534 (1990).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Vollesen in Kew Bull. 45: 503–534 (1990).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 11: 280 (1847)
  • F.T.A. 5: 112 (1899)
  • G.P. 2: 1094 (1876)
  • K.B. 24: 334 (1970)
  • K.B. 45: 504 (1990)
  • Parad. Lond.: t. 12 (1805)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2022 Francisco, M.; Rafael, M. [FM1690] Angola K001634782 Yes
Tanner, R. [486] Tanzania K:SPC-13071.000 No
Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Andriamahay, M. [637] Madagascar K000664269 No
Buxton, P.A. K:SPC-17153.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2040] Tanzania K:SPC-13072.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [29622] United Kingdom Strobilacanthus K001569039 No
Wood, J.R.I. [29622] United Kingdom Strobilacanthus K001569038 No
Andriamiarinoro, H. [115] Madagascar Strobilacanthus K001890783 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0