Cyanotis cristata

Cyanotis cristata
Cyanotis cristata (Nabhali) in Hyderabad
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Commelinales
Family:Commelinaceae
Genus:Cyanotis
Species: C. cristata
Binomial name
Cyanotis cristata
(L.) D.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Commelina cristata L.
  • Tradescantia cristata (L.) L.
  • Ephemerum cristatum (L.) Moench
  • Siphostigma cristata (L.) Raf.
  • Tonningia cristata (L.) Kuntze
  • Zygomenes cristata (L.) W.Wight
  • Tradescantia imbricata Roxb.
  • Cyanotis imbricata (Roxb.) Kunth
  • Cyanotis huegelii Hassk.
  • Cyanotis racemosa C.B.Clarke
  • Tradescantia umbellata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke
  • Cyanotis cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot

Cyanotis cristata is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, Ethiopia, Socotra, Mauritius, Java, and the Philippines.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Cyanotis cristata is a creeping herb found in sandy or grassy spots.[7] It is common in eastern hills of Nepal.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 22 四孔草 si kong cao Cyanotis cristata (Linnaeus) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 46. 1825.
  3. ↑ Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  4. ↑ Acharya, J., Banerjee, D. & Mukherjee, A. (2009). A contribution to the study of Commelinaceae R.Br. in Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalayas. Pleione 3(1): 18-27.
  5. ↑ Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
  6. ↑ Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarakhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  7. ↑ plant_families_c.pdf, www.nparks.gov.sg
  8. ↑ Sample-Plots-KAHEP.pdf, www.bpc.com.np


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