Acanthaceae
Crossandra

Crossandra spinosa Beck

First published in P.V.Paulitschke, Harar. Forschungsreise Somâl Gallaländern: 459 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa to NE. Kenya. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

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.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P.A.: 955 (1964)
  • F.E.E. 5: 367 (2006)
  • F.T.A. 5: 114 (1899)
  • Fl. Somalia 3: 386 (2006).
  • J.B. 39: 302 (1901)
  • K.B. 1941: 169 (1941)
  • K.B. 45: 516 (1990)
  • Kuchar, Pl. Somalia (CRDP Techn. Rep. Ser., no. 16): 245 (1986)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 476 (1997)
  • Paulitschke, Harar: 459, fig. 13 & 14 (1888)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 13, 1897 Phillips, L. [s.n.] Somalia K000394657 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24180] Somalia K004707778 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4390] Somalia K004707773 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B9283] Ethiopia K004707761 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22492] Somalia K004707779 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7717] Ethiopia K004707766 Yes
Mesfin, T.; Vollesen, K.B. [4230] Ethiopia K004707767 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [10971] Ethiopia K004707757 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Dessalegn, F.; Legesse, M.; Vollesen, K. [4972] Ethiopia K004707769 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kelbessa, E.; K. Vollesen [7716] Ethiopia K004707758 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [881] Ethiopia K004707759 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [3379] Ethiopia K004707763 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11233] Somalia K004707774 Yes
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15297] Ethiopia K004707765 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [7568] Somalia K004707777 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [7393] Somalia K004707776 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [10321] Somalia K004707772 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7733] Ethiopia K004707760 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3137] Ethiopia K004707771 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew; Darbyshire, I. [14826] Ethiopia K004707764 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [13703] Ethiopia K004707768 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4933] Somalia K004707775 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Sebsebe, D. [8793] Ethiopia K004707762 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [2135] Ethiopia K004707770 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

    • '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