Acanthaceae
Crossandra

Crossandra strobilifera (Lam.) Benoist

First published in Cat. Pl. Madag., Acanth.: 21 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Madagascar. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Humbert, H. [28781] Madagascar K004708474 Yes
Block, D.; Dessein; Rakotonasolo; Randriamboavonjy [579] Madagascar K004708473 Yes
Homolle, A.-M. [1529] Madagascar K004708480 Yes
Humbert, H. [20108] Madagascar K004708475 Yes
Du Puy, B.D.; Du Puy, D.; Labat, J.N.; Rakouth, B. [MB647] Madagascar K004708476 Yes
Bosser, M.J. [[9113]] Madagascar K004708477 Yes
Ranarivelo, T.; Roberts, D.; Cribb, P.; Razafindraibe, H. [RTI574] Madagascar K004708479 Yes
Randrianaivo, R.; Miller, J.; Ranaivojaona, R.; Applequist, W.; Ranaivojaonar'malala, R. [929] Madagascar K004708472 Yes
Mabberley, D.J. [1003] Madagascar K004708481 Yes
Ranarivelo, T.; Roberts, D.; Cribb, P.; Razafindraibe, H. [RTI574] Madagascar K004708478 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