Cyanotis cristata

Cyanotis cristata
Cyanotis cristata (Nabhali) in Hyderabad
Scientific classification Edit this 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 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[clarification needed] of Nepal.[8]

  1. ^ a b 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