Crossandra


Crossandra 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.

Species

Species in the genus include:Crossandra acutiloba VollesenCrossandra albolineata BenoistCrossandra angolensis S.MooreCrossandra arenicola VollesenCrossandra armandii BenoistCrossandra baccarinii FioriCrossandra benoistii VollesenCrossandra cephalostachya Mildbr.Crossandra cinnabarina VollesenCrossandra cloiselii S.MooreCrossandra douillotii BenoistCrossandra flava Hook.Crossandra flavicaulis VollesenCrossandra friesiorum Mildbr.Crossandra fruticulosa LindauCrossandra grandidieri BenoistCrossandra greenstockii S.MooreCrossandra horrida VollesenCrossandra humbertii BenoistCrossandra infundibuliformis NeesCrossandra isaloensis VollesenCrossandra johanninae FioriCrossandra leikipiensis Schweinf.Crossandra leucodonta VollesenCrossandra longehirsuta VollesenCrossandra longipes S.MooreCrossandra longispica BenoistCrossandra massaica Mildbr.Crossandra mucronata LindauCrossandra multidentata VollesenCrossandra nilotica Oliv.Crossandra nobilis BenoistCrossandra obanensis HeineCrossandra pilosa VollesenCrossandra pinguior S.MooreCrossandra poissonii BenoistCrossandra praecox VollesenCrossandra primuloides LindauCrossandra puberula KlotzschCrossandra pungens LindauCrossandra pyrophila VollesenCrossandra quadridentata BenoistCrossandra raripila BenoistCrossandra rupestris BenoistCrossandra spinescens DunkleyCrossandra spinosa BeckCrossandra stenandrium LindauCrossandra stenostachya C.B.ClarkeCrossandra strobilifera BenoistCrossandra subacaulis C.B.ClarkeCrossandra sulphurea G.TaylorCrossandra tridentata LindauCrossandra tsingyensis VollesenCrossandra vestita Benoist