Acanthaceae
Crossandra nilotica
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Crossandra
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 黃鳥尾花, 黄鸟尾花, 尼罗河鸟尾花
- Spanish
- Barleria rhynchocarpa
Synonyms
- Crossandra nilotica subsp. acuminata (Lindau ex C.B.Clarke) Napper
- Crossandra nilotica var. acuminata Lindau ex C.B.Clarke
- Crossandra smithii S.Moore
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Uwe Thobae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: ubahnverleih, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.