Commelinaceae
Cyanotis

Cyanotis ceylanica Hassk.

First published in Commelin. Ind.: 145 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sri Lanka. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thomson, G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003934699 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003934700 Yes
Cramer, L.H. [4418] Sri Lanka K003934703 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [3223] Sri Lanka K000854101 Type Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [76/527] Sri Lanka K003934702 Yes
Kostermans [23148] Sri Lanka K003934701 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images