Acanthaceae
Crossandra

Crossandra stenostachya (Lindau) C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 113 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to NE. Tanzania. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Blundell, Wild Fl. Kenya: 105 (1982)
  • E.P.A.: 955 (1964)
  • F.E.E. 5: 369 (2006)
  • F.T.A. 5: 113 (1899)
  • Fl. Somalia 3: 386 (2006).
  • K.B. 45: 529 (1990)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 476 (1997)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 274 (1994)
  • U.K.W.F.: 581 (1974)
  • Wild Fl. E. Afr.: 390 (1987)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2007 Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2283] Kenya K000469021 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [444] Tanzania K004708171 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/986] Kenya K004708160 Yes
Peter, G.A. [60338] Tanzania K004708167 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K844] Tanzania K004708168 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [9474] Kenya K004708165 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Kanuri [2031] Kenya K004708161 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13174] Kenya K004708157 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2720] Kenya K000394642 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Gachathi, F.N. [20536] Kenya K004708159 Yes
Mungai, G.M.; Mutangah, J.G.; Rucina, S.M. [252/83] Kenya K004708158 Yes
B. Mhoro; Backeus, I. [BM2190] Tanzania K004708169 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [95/131] Tanzania K004708170 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4378] Kenya K004708162 Yes
Luke; Stone [8240] Kenya K004708163 Yes
Powys, J.G. [191] Kenya K004708154 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Gillett, J.B.; Kanuri [14861] Kenya K004708156 Yes
Greenway [6496] Tanzania K004708166 Yes
Williams, J.G. [EAH16036] Kenya K004708155 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