Commelinaceae
Cyanotis

Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 46 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa, Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • 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.
  • Nandikar, M.D. & Gurav, R.V. (2014). A revision of the genus Cyanotis D.Don (Commelinaceae) in India. Taiwania 59: 292-314.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2019 Griffith [507] India K001325299 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000854119 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] K001132027 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] India K001132029 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [4621] Eritrea K003395667 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] K001132028 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith [Herbarium of the late East India Company 5517] Malaysia K000291930 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith [Herbarium of the East India Company No. 5506] K000291929 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-28227.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8986] K001132034 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8986] K001132035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8986] Burma K001132036 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] India K001132038 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] K001132037 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schnell, R. [7487] Cote d'Ivoire K000345754 Syntype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] India K001132031 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] India K001132032 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] India K001132033 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8986] India K001132030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wyht [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854131 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8987] Cyanotis papilionacea K001132042 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight [8987B] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854159 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [8987A] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854126 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854128 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854127 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8987] India Cyanotis papilionacea K001132040 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854123 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8987] Cyanotis papilionacea K001132043 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854124 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8987] India Cyanotis papilionacea K001132039 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8987] India Cyanotis papilionacea K001132041 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dalzell, N.A. [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854132 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Cyanotis papilionacea K000854125 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [130] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight [s.n.] India Cyanotis papilionacea K000854129 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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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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