Crossandra flava Hook.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Crossandra

Characteristics

Slender-tubular yellow flowers 1 1/2 in. long in a very dense bracteate almost spiny spike 1-2 in. long
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A short-stemmed herb woody at the root
Rather long leaves
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wet places in forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crossandra flava world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47004-1
WFO ID wfo-0000626329
COL ID ZLKJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crossandra flava