Cyanotis cristata

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
Cyanotis cristata (Nabhali) in Hyderabad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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 creeping herb found in sandy or grassy spots.[7] It is common in eastern hills of Nepal.[8]

References
  1. 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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