Acanthaceae
Crossandra

Crossandra sulphurea G.Taylor

First published in J. Bot. 71: 165 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Zambia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zambia

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

Flora Zambesiaca

  • G. Taylor in J. Bot. 71: 165 (1933).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 476 (1997).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1677] Zambia K004708436 Yes
Philcox, D.; Pope, G.; Chisumpa, S.M. [10175] Zambia K004708437 Yes
s.coll. [3998] K004708448 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [s.n.] K004708443 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5400] Zambia K004708441 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5773] Zambia K004708446 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [3998] Zambia K004708447 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [10205] Zambia K004708438 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3546] Zambia K004708442 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [21492] Zambia K004708440 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [6121] Zambia K004708444 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [2116] Zambia K004708439 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [RML731] Zambia K004708445 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [24483] Zambia K004708449 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

  • 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