Commelinaceae

Cyanotis D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 45 (1825), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Leeward Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 78. Nom. cons.
  • Prod. Fl. Nepal. 45 (1825)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by R. B. Faden [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 19, 2021 Haba, P.M.; Bouamou, D.; Haba, B.; Delamou, R.; Conde, S.N. [1023] Guinea K001418305 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132066 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [400] Uganda K:SPC-02245.000 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [707] Ethiopia K003395673 Yes
Glover [2662] Kenya K:SPC-38425.000 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Yitbarek, B. [11695] Ethiopia K003395674 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132071 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Maunder, M.; Luke, P.A. [16454] South Sudan K001905059 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25972] Nigeria K:SPC-04582.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [7169] K:SPC-15122.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8990] K001132046 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie [783] Kenya K:SPC-02246.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132069 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gashaw, M.; Hawaz, T.; Zelealem, M.; Semon, F. [34a] Ethiopia K003395672 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 9006] Nepal K001132095 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moore, H.E. Sri Lanka K:SPC-25367.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8994] K001132054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2060] Tanzania K:SPC-04591.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132063 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8988] Malaysia K001132044 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cavalerie, J. [129] China K000854133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rao, R.S. [73299] India K000854109 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Semon, F.; Jensen, M.; Gashaw, M. [7886] Ethiopia K003395675 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1839] Sudan K003395671 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8990] Nepal K001132049 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8990] India K001132047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8989] Burma K001132045 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000854108 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132064 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8996] K001132067 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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