Acanthaceae
Crossandra

Crossandra puberula Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 214 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 117 (1899)
  • Fl. Pl. Afr. 28: pl. 1098 (1951)
  • K.B. 45: 521 (1990)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 476 (1997).
  • Opera Bot. 59: 80 (1980)
  • P.O.A. C: 370 (1895)
  • Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 1: 214 (1861)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Faulkner, H. [s.n.] Mozambique K000394635 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Faulkner, H. [s.n.] Mozambique K000394636 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Faulkner, H. [s.n.] Mozambique K000394633 Neotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Faulkner, H. [14987] Mozambique K000394634 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomes e Sousa, António de Figueiredo [2286] Mozambique K004708330 Yes
Schweicherdt, H.G. [2362] Mozambique K004708334 Yes
[Johnson] [37] Mozambique K004708339 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [13727] Mozambique K000787635 Yes
Stocks, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K004708331 Yes
Munch, R.C. [1] Zimbabwe K:SPC-02807.000 No
Chase, N.C. [4456] Mozambique K004708335 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K004708337 Yes
Chase, N.C. [4457] Mozambique K004708333 Yes
Nuvunga, A. [516] Mozambique K004708332 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7699] Mozambique K004708336 Yes
Müller, T.; Clark, G.P.; Timberlake, J.R. [4042] Mozambique K000738791 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, António de Figueiredo [2286] Mozambique K004708329 Yes
Cecil, A.M. [240] Mozambique K004708338 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

    • '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