Crossandra nilotica

Crossandra nilotica
Crossandra nilotica

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Acantheae
Subtribus: Acanthinae
Genus: Crossandra
Species: Crossandra nilotica

Name

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Crossandra nilotica Oliv., 1875

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Crossandra nilotica var. acuminata Lindau ex C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 115 (1899)
    • Crossandra nilotica subsp. acuminata (Lindau ex C.B.Clarke) Napper in Kew Bull. 24: 338 (1970)
    • Crossandra smithii S.Moore in J. Bot. 38: 462 (1900)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern Africa
    • Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, D.R. Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Zambia, Malawi

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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