Belosynapsis kewensis

Belosynapsis kewensis
A cultivated specimen in a hanging basket
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Belosynapsis
Species:
B. kewensis
Binomial name
Belosynapsis kewensis
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Belosynapsis kewensis is a monocotyledonous plant in the dayflower family. The plant occurs in the far south of India in the Western Ghats.[1] It is considered endangered or possibly extinct in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where it occurs only in the southern districts of Tinnevelly and Kanyakumari.[2] It may be synonymous with Cyanotis beddomei.[3]

References

  1. ^ Negi, Sharad Singh (1993), Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India, New Delhi: Indus Publishing, ISBN 81-85182-88-4
  2. ^ Nayar, M.P.; Sastrytitle, A.R.K. (1987), Red Data Book of Indian Plants, Calcutta: Botanical Survey of India{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Singh, Rajeev; Murugan, C. (2019). "Taxonomy and Typification of Endangered Lithophytic Herb Belosynapsis kewensis (Commelinaceae)". Journal of Japanese Botany. 94: 21–26. Retrieved 15 April 2021.


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