Floscopa scandens

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Floscopa scandens
Floscopa scandens Lour. 1.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Floscopa
Species:
F. scandens
Binomial name
Floscopa scandens
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Aneilema asperumBuch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Aneilema cymosum(Blume) Kunth
  • Aneilema densiflorum(Blume) Kunth
  • Aneilema hispidumD.Don
  • Commelina cymosaBlume
  • Commelina densifloraBlume
  • Commelina hamiltoniiSpreng.
  • Commelina hispida(D.Don) Ham. ex Spreng.
  • Dithyrocarpus meyenianusKunth
  • Dithyrocarpus paniculatus(Roxb.) Kunth
  • Dithyrocarpus petiolatusWight
  • Dithyrocarpus rothiiWight
  • Dithyrocarpus rufus(C.Presl) Kunth
  • Dithyrocarpus undulatusWight
  • Floscopa hamiltonii(Spreng.) Hassk.
  • Floscopa meyeniana(Kunth) Hassk.
  • Floscopa paniculata(Roxb.) Hassk.
  • Floscopa petiolata(Wight) Hassk.
  • Floscopa rufa(C.Presl) Hassk.
  • Floscopa scandens var. vaginivillosaR.H.Miau
  • Floscopa undulata(Wight) Hassk.
  • Lamprodithyros paniculatus(Roxb.) Hassk.
  • Tradescantia geniculataBlanco
  • Tradescantia paniculataRoxb.
  • Tradescantia paniculataB.Heyne ex Roth
  • Tradescantia rufaC.Presl

Floscopa scandens is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae . [2] [3] It is sometimes referred to by the common name climbing flower cup. [1] It is a subscandent herb native to the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, India, Java, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Nicobar Islands, the Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. [2]

In Western Ghats it is commonly found near streams and marshy localities in the forests of Western Ghats. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Rehel, S. (2011). "Floscopa scandens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T176990A7346006. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T176990A7346006.en . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Floscopa scandens Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Floscopa scandens Lour". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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