''Crossandra'' is a genus of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

s in the family Acanthaceae, comprising 54 species that occur in

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and the

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. Some species, especially ''

Crossandra infundibuliformis ''Crossandra infundibuliformis'', the firecracker flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is most often found in south Indian region Malenadu and Kerala. Description It is an ...

'', are cultivated for their brightly colored flowers. Image:Crossandra infundibuliformis 2008.JPG, ''Crossandra infundibuliformis'' Image:Crossandra Fortuna.JPG, A Photo of ''Crossandra'' 'Fortuna'

Species

Species in the genus include: * '' Crossandra acutiloba'' Vollesen * ''

Crossandra albolineata ''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 brigh ...

'' Benoist * '' Crossandra angolensis'' S.Moore * '' Crossandra arenicola'' Vollesen * '' Crossandra armandii'' Benoist * ''

Crossandra baccarinii ''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 brigh ...

'' Fiori * ''

Crossandra benoistii ''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 brigh ...

'' Vollesen * ''

Crossandra cephalostachya ''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 brigh ...

'' Mildbr. * ''

Crossandra cinnabarina ''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 brigh ...

'' Vollesen * '' Crossandra cloiselii'' S.Moore * ''

Crossandra douillotii ''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 brigh ...

'' Benoist * ''

Crossandra flava ''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 brigh ...

'' Hook. * ''

Crossandra flavicaulis ''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 brigh ...

'' Vollesen * ''

Crossandra friesiorum ''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 brigh ...

'' Mildbr. * ''

Crossandra fruticulosa ''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 brigh ...

'' Lindau * ''

Crossandra grandidieri ''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 brigh ...

'' (Baill.) Benoist * ''

Crossandra greenstockii ''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 brigh ...

'' S.Moore * ''

Crossandra horrida ''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 brigh ...

'' Vollesen * ''

Crossandra humbertii ''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 brigh ...

'' Benoist * ''

'' (L.) Nees * ''

Crossandra isaloensis ''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 brigh ...

'' Vollesen * ''

Crossandra johanninae ''Crossandra'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, comprising 54 species that occur in Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiog ...

'' Fiori * ''

Crossandra leikipiensis ''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 brigh ...

'' Schweinf. * ''

Crossandra leucodonta ''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 brigh ...

'' Vollesen * '' Crossandra longehirsuta'' Vollesen * ''

Crossandra longipes ''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 brigh ...

'' 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 ''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 brigh ...

'' Benoist * '' Crossandra praecox'' Vollesen * ''

Crossandra primuloides ''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 brigh ...

'' 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 ''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 brigh ...

'' (Lindau) C.B.Clarke * ''

Crossandra strobilifera ''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 brigh ...

'' (Lam.) Benoist * '' Crossandra subacaulis'' C.B.Clarke * ''

Crossandra sulphurea ''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 brigh ...

'' G.Taylor * '' Crossandra tridentata'' Lindau * '' Crossandra tsingyensis'' Vollesen * '' Crossandra vestita'' Benoist

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q137288 Acanthaceae Acanthaceae genera