Acanthaceae
Crabbea

Crabbea cirsioides (Nees) Nees

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 163 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Crabbea hirsuta.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in De Candolle, Prodr. 11: 163 (1847).
  • —Bandeira et al., Fl. Nat. Sul Moçamb.: 190 (2007).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harvery [s.n.] South Africa K000394690 Isotype Yes
Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Rokni, S.; Zandamela, J.; Macanzi, B.; Tembe, E.; Munwane, C.; Machuama, B. [JO 1354] Mozambique K001346076 Yes
Tyson, W. [2799] South Africa K000394689 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000394686 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [405] South Africa K000394685 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1265] South Africa K000394692 Type Yes
Wood, J.M. [3170] South Africa K000394687 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1303] South Africa K000394691 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000394688 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images