Acanthaceae
Crossandra

Crossandra subacaulis C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 116 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Central African Republic, DR Congo, Kenya, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Biol. Skr. 51(2): 440 (2005).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. Kenya: 104, pl. 32 (1982)
  • Bot Mag. 156: t. 9336 (1933)
  • F.P.S. 3: 172 (1956)
  • F.T.A. 5: 116 (1899)
  • Jex-Blake, Wild Fl. Kenya: 107, fig. 86 (1948)
  • Johnstone, Uganda Protec. 1: 341 (1902)
  • K.B. 24: 337 (1970)
  • K.B. 45: 520 (1990)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 476 (1997)
  • N.B.G.B. 9: 498 (1926)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 274 (1994)
  • U.K.W.F.: 581 (1974)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Smith, C.S. [s.n.] Tanzania K000394643 Syntype Yes
Feb 19, 1897 Freeman; Lucas [76] Sudan K000394654 Syntype Yes
Feb 19, 1897 Schweinfurth, G. [2213] Sudan K000394656 Type Yes
Feb 13, 1897 Volkens, G. [2130] Tanzania K000394644 Syntype Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000394646 Type Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000394645 Syntype Yes
Petherik [s.n.] Sudan K000394655 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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