Crossandra nilotica Oliv.

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Synonyms: Crossandra massaica sensu Maroyi
Crossandra nilotica Oliv. subsp. acuminata (Lindau ex C.B.Clarke) Napper
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Status: Native
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Type location:
Tanzania, lectotype from Uganda
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Lp
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Literature:

Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Page 93.

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Crossandra nilotica
Flora of Malawi: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Crossandra nilotica

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crossandra nilotica
African Plant Database: Crossandra nilotica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crossandra nilotica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crossandra nilotica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crossandra nilotica
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iNaturalist: Crossandra nilotica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crossandra nilotica
JSTOR Plant Science: Crossandra nilotica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crossandra nilotica
Plants of the World Online: Crossandra nilotica
Tropicos: Crossandra nilotica
Wikipedia: Crossandra nilotica


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Crossandra nilotica.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=163020, retrieved 29 March 2024

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