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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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:

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Flora of Burundi: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of the DRC: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of Malawi: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of Rwanda: Crossandra nilotica
Flora of Zambia: 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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Crossandra nilotica.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=163020, retrieved 16 October 2024

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