Crossandra nilotica Oliv.

We have few details about this taxon; if you can provide any information, photos or reliable records, please contact one of the site authors. Email addresses are given on the home page.

Images: None on this site.

Specimen citations: Display citations Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms:	Crossandra massaica sensu Maroyi Crossandra nilotica Oliv. subsp. acuminata (Lindau ex C.B.Clarke) Napper
Common names:
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:
Type location:	Tanzania, lectotype from Uganda
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:
Altitude range:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,Lp
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 450 - 451. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Page 93.

Other sources of information about Crossandra nilotica:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of the DRC: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of Malawi: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of Rwanda: 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
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
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