Commelinaceae
Floscopa

Floscopa scandens Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 193 (1790)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Queensland. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 22, 1921 Wight, R. [2842] India K002794792 Yes
Winkler, H. [2362] K002794884 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [9709] Malaysia K002794891 Yes
Wiakabu, J. [Lae 50590] Papua New Guinea K002794942 Yes
Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Jisaka, T. [19311] Papua New Guinea K002794950 Yes
Buwalda, P. [2922] Indonesia K002794883 Yes
s.coll. [423/63] K002400818 Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF. 37643] Papua New Guinea K002794929 Yes
Jimpin, S. [128440] Malaysia K002794892 Yes
Pleyte, D.R. [496] Indonesia K002794932 Yes
Versteeg, G. [1185] K002794939 Yes
s.coll. [1398] Indonesia K002794869 Yes
{Aet ( exp. Lundquist)} [657] Papua New Guinea K002794934 Yes
Lamei, P.; Homot, P.; Fazang, K.; Waka, C. [LAE 90083] Papua New Guinea K001891207 No
Sinclair, J.; Edaño, G.E. [9533] Philippines K002794908 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [[2107]] Philippines K002794910 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [296] Philippines K002794921 Yes
Yap, J.W.; Nor Ezzawanis, A.T.; Mohd. Hairul, M.A.; Wan Syafiq, W.P. [88107] Malaysia K001553192 Yes
Madani, L. [SAN 90847] Malaysia K002794889 Yes
Johansson, J.T.; Nybom, H.; Riebe, S. [344] Indonesia K002794898 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Awong; Jeffri [346] Brunei K002794888 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. ; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [18385] Indonesia K002794875 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [7758] Philippines K002794927 Yes
Motley, J. [935] K002794885 Yes
Wiakabu, J. [LAE 73464] Papua New Guinea K002794931 Yes
de Vogel; Vermeulen [6785] Indonesia K002794896 Yes
K:SPC-48714.000 No
Robinson, C.B. [409] K002794902 Yes
Balgooy, M.M.J.; Wiriadinata, H. [[2940]] Indonesia K002794882 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [6009] Philippines K002794919 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K002794879 Yes
van Dijk, L.J. [648] Indonesia K002794937 Yes
Forman, L.L. [397] Indonesia K002794893 Yes
Craven, L.; Schodde, R. [355] Papua New Guinea K002794961 Yes
Loher, A. [6992] Philippines K002794926 Yes
Hamilton [5204B] India K000854191 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Eyma} [1099] Indonesia K002794895 Yes
Schodde, R. [2640] Papua New Guinea K002794947 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4058] Philippines K002794918 Yes
Schlechter, R. [18324] Papua New Guinea K002794949 Yes
Brass, L.J. [7969] Papua New Guinea K002794944 Yes
Rant, A. [860] Indonesia K002794900 Yes
Beccari, O. [602] K002794872 Yes
Johns; Moi; Taurereka; Inu; Wiringa; Kwevekabutu [100] K002794946 Yes
Conn, B.; Pattison, G.; Sands, M.; Wood, J. [LAE 66360] Papua New Guinea K002794954 Yes
s.coll. [15524] Philippines K002794915 Yes
Zollinger [346] Indonesia K002794871 Yes
Borden, T.E. [24037] Philippines K002794922 Yes
Schlechter, R. [14377] Papua New Guinea K002794941 Yes
Vink, W. [16886] Papua New Guinea K002794948 Yes
Sulit, M.D. [388471] Philippines K002794906 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2136] Papua New Guinea K002794952 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [1062] Papua New Guinea K002794953 Yes
Stone; Reynoso; Sagcal [445] Philippines K002794905 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [[T. G. H.] 12586] Papua New Guinea K002794930 Yes
{Lauterbach} [701] Papua New Guinea K002794940 Yes
Edaño, G.E.; Gutlerrez, H. [37714] Philippines K002794912 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [150] Philippines K002794923 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [31436] Philippines K002794909 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L. [4107] Papua New Guinea K002794962 Yes
Streimann, H. [NGF 47833] Papua New Guinea K002794943 Yes
Wenzel, C.A. [3192] Philippines K002794907 Yes
van Borssum Waalkes, J. [1537] Indonesia K002794873 Yes
Lütjeharms, W.J. [5378] K002794876 Yes
Buwalda, P. [5621] K002794903 Yes
Buwalda, P. [5481] Indonesia K002794901 Yes
van Dijk, L.J.; [Aet et Idjan] [923] Indonesia K002794933 Yes
Heyne [5204] India K000854190 Unknown Type Material Yes
Darbyshire, P.J.; Hoogland, R.D. [7830] Papua New Guinea K002794935 Yes
Floyd, A.G.; Womersley, J.S. [6825] Papua New Guinea K002794936 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25928] Papua New Guinea K002794945 Yes
Kostermans, A. [8002] K002794874 Yes
s.coll. [15339] Philippines K002794914 Yes
Ramos, M. [[2107]] Philippines K002794913 Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [14811] Indonesia K002794878 Yes
{Merrill} [118] Philippines K002794916 Yes
Argent, G. [C8775] Indonesia K002794904 Yes
Lugas, L. [1330] Malaysia K002794890 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] K002794880 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [684] Philippines K002794920 Yes
s.coll. [12379] Philippines K002794917 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [105-B] Papua New Guinea K002794960 Yes
Meyer Drees, E. [537] Indonesia K002794938 Yes
s.coll. [4274] Indonesia K002794870 Yes
{Kostermans} [s.n.] Indonesia K002794881 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Awong; Jeffri [346] Brunei K002794887 Yes
Loher, A. [6974] Philippines K002794925 Yes
Lam, H.J. [2602] K002794894 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2770] Papua New Guinea K002794951 Yes
{de Vogel; de Vogel, E.F. [5526] Indonesia K002794897 Yes
Lugas, L. [620] Malaysia K002794886 Yes
Achmad [666] Indonesia K002794877 Yes
Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. [11161] Indonesia K002794928 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002794959 Yes
Argent, G. [C8775] K002794899 Yes
Ramos, M. [13033] Philippines K002794911 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [S.no] India Dithyrocarpus paniculatus K002794720 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5204] India Aneilema hispidum K001120124 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jack, W. [Cat. no. 5204] Malaysia Aneilema hispidum K001120126 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [5204H] Burma Aneilema hispidum K002794781 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5204] Burma Aneilema hispidum K001120128 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5204] Aneilema hispidum K001120127 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5204] Aneilema hispidum K001120122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5204] Burma Aneilema hispidum K001120129 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5204] Nepal Aneilema hispidum K001120120 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5204] Aneilema hispidum K001120121 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5204] India Aneilema hispidum K001120123 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5204] Aneilema hispidum K001120125 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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/
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