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Crossandras
Crossandra
Crossandra (Tamil: கனகாம்பரம், Kannada: ಕನಕಾಂಬರ) is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, comprising 54 species that occur in Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species, especially Crossandra infundibuliformis, are cultivated for their brightly colored flowers.
38 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Firecracker-flower
speciesCrossandra infundibuliformis
Bushveld Crossandra
speciesCrossandra greenstockii
Crossandra subacaulis
speciesCrossandra subacaulis
Stop Crossandra
speciesCrossandra fruticulosa
Sabi Crossandra
speciesCrossandra mucronata
Crossandra nilotica
speciesCrossandra nilotica
Zulu Crossandra
speciesCrossandra zuluensis
Crossandra massaica
speciesCrossandra massaica
Crossandra grandidieri
speciesCrossandra grandidieri
Crossandra pungens
speciesCrossandra pungens
Crossandra tridentata
speciesCrossandra tridentata
Spiny Crossandra
speciesCrossandra spinescens
Velvet Crossandra
speciesCrossandra puberula
Crossandra longispica
speciesCrossandra longispica
Crossandra albolineata
speciesCrossandra albolineata
Crossandra isaloensis
speciesCrossandra isaloensis
Crossandra multidentata
speciesCrossandra multidentata
Crossandra nobilis
speciesCrossandra nobilis
Crossandra flava
speciesCrossandra flava
Crossandra stenandrium
speciesCrossandra stenandrium
Crossandra rupestris
speciesCrossandra rupestris
Crossandra sulphurea
speciesCrossandra sulphurea
Crossandra longipes
speciesCrossandra longipes
Crossandra quadridentata
speciesCrossandra quadridentata
Crossandra spinosa
speciesCrossandra spinosa
Crossandra cloiselii
speciesCrossandra cloiselii
Crossandra humbertii
speciesCrossandra humbertii
Crossandra johanninae
speciesCrossandra johanninae
Crossandra armandii
speciesCrossandra armandii
Crossandra obanensis
speciesCrossandra obanensis
Crossandra pilosa
speciesCrossandra pilosa
Crossandra poissonii
speciesCrossandra poissonii
Crossandra cephalostachya
speciesCrossandra cephalostachya
Crossandra acutiloba
speciesCrossandra acutiloba
Crossandra cinnabarina
speciesCrossandra cinnabarina
Crossandra friesiorum
speciesCrossandra friesiorum
Fire Crossandra
speciesCrossandra pyrophila
Crossandra praecox
speciesCrossandra praecox
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 201316.