Acanthaceae
Crossandra

Crossandra armandii Benoist

First published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 2 (1950)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Madagascar. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rapp, L.; Randrianirina, J.-P. [LOR 340] Madagascar K001906747 No
Malcomber, S.; {van der Werff, H.H.}; Hemingway, C.; {van Bergen, M.; Rapanarivo, S.; Rakotomalaza, P.J.; Andrianantoanina, O.; Randriamampionona, B.} [2126] Madagascar K004708482 Yes
Bosser, J. [18909] Madagascar K004708483 Yes
Humbert, H. [I4003] Madagascar K004708484 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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