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Crossandra nilotica

Oliv. (1875)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Crossandra

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 128 (1875)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Crossandra nilotica Oliv. national tropical botanical garden, koloa district, lawai valley. estate at lawai kai PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 5274 BISH 2/24/1993
2 Crossandra nilotica Oliv. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden at Lawai Kai. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5274 Kauai PTBG 2/24/1993
3 Crossandra nilotica Oliv. u.h. campus, magoon greenhouse facility Vegetation on plots stripmined for bauxite ore in 1958-60. Tree plot area; localized fertilizer. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. lau 1310 Kauai BISH 8/15/1985
4 Crossandra nilotica Oliv. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus, magoon greenhouse facility raised coral reef with shallow, sandy soil PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1310 Oahu BISH 8/15/1985
5 Crossandra nilotica Oliv. U.H. Campus, Magoon Greenhouse facility PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1310 Oahu US 8/15/1985
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