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Crossandra
	Crossandra infundibuliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Acantheae
Genus:	Crossandra; Salisb. (1805)
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Harrachia J.Jacq. (1812); Pleuroblepharis Baill. (1890); Polythrix Nees (1847); Strobilacanthus Griseb. (1858);

Crossandra is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, comprising 54^[2] species that occur in Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species, especially Crossandra infundibuliformis, are cultivated for their brightly colored flowers.

Crossandra infundibuliformis
A Photo of Crossandra 'Fortuna'

Species

Species in the genus include:^[1]

Crossandra acutiloba Vollesen
Crossandra albolineata Benoist
Crossandra angolensis S.Moore
Crossandra arenicola Vollesen
Crossandra armandii Benoist
Crossandra baccarinii Fiori
Crossandra benoistii Vollesen
Crossandra cephalostachya Mildbr.
Crossandra cinnabarina Vollesen
Crossandra cloiselii S.Moore
Crossandra douillotii Benoist
Crossandra flava Hook.
Crossandra flavicaulis Vollesen
Crossandra friesiorum Mildbr.
Crossandra fruticulosa Lindau
Crossandra grandidieri (Baill.) Benoist
Crossandra greenstockii S.Moore
Crossandra horrida Vollesen
Crossandra humbertii Benoist
Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) Nees
Crossandra isaloensis Vollesen
Crossandra johanninae Fiori
Crossandra leikipiensis Schweinf.
Crossandra leucodonta Vollesen
Crossandra longehirsuta Vollesen
Crossandra longipes S.Moore
Crossandra longispica Benoist
Crossandra massaica Mildbr.
Crossandra mucronata Lindau
Crossandra multidentata Vollesen
Crossandra nilotica Oliv.
Crossandra nobilis Benoist
Crossandra obanensis Heine
Crossandra pilosa (Benoist) Vollesen
Crossandra pinguior S.Moore
Crossandra poissonii Benoist
Crossandra praecox Vollesen
Crossandra primuloides Lindau
Crossandra puberula Klotzsch
Crossandra pungens Lindau
Crossandra pyrophila Vollesen
Crossandra quadridentata Benoist
Crossandra raripila Benoist
Crossandra rupestris Benoist
Crossandra spinescens Dunkley
Crossandra spinosa Beck
Crossandra stenandrium (Nees) Lindau
Crossandra stenostachya (Lindau) C.B.Clarke
Crossandra strobilifera (Lam.) Benoist
Crossandra subacaulis C.B.Clarke
Crossandra sulphurea G.Taylor
Crossandra tridentata Lindau
Crossandra tsingyensis Vollesen
Crossandra vestita Benoist

References

^ ^a ^b "Crossandra Salisb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
^ "Crossandra". The Plant List. Version 1.1. 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-06.

[powo-1] "Crossandra Salisb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

[TPL-2] "Crossandra". The Plant List. Version 1.1. 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-06.

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