Commelinaceae
Cyanotis

Cyanotis pilosa Schult. & Schult.f.

First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1154 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India, Sri Lanka. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, 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.
  • Nandikar, M.D. & Gurav, R.V. (2014). A revision of the genus Cyanotis D.Don (Commelinaceae) in India. Taiwania 59: 292-314.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nandikar, M.D. & Gurav, R.V. (2014). A revision of the genus Cyanotis D.Don (Commelinaceae) in India. Taiwania 59: 292-314.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 31, 1978 Wight [s.n.] India K000854106 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 31, 1978 Wight [s.n.] India K000854105 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 22, 1928 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000854107 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8992] K001132051 Unknown Type Material Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5620] Sri Lanka K003934635 Yes
Sauliere, A. [39] India K003934623 Yes
[illegible] [11] India K003934622 Yes
Thwaites [11] Sri Lanka K003934640 Yes
Bourne [1999] India K003934624 Yes
Koyama, T.; Herat, T.R. [13625] Sri Lanka K003934641 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [402] Sri Lanka K003934632 Yes
Heger [s.n.] India K003934621 Yes
Clayton, D. [5474] Sri Lanka K003934633 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15387] India K003934625 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003934637 Yes
Moore, H.E. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003396701 No
Perumal, P.; Manoharan, C. [21497] India K003934631 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [25332] India K003934630 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003934636 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15387] India K003934627 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [4445] Sri Lanka K003934634 Yes
Thwaites [2331] Sri Lanka K003934639 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18064] India K003934626 Yes
Garder [919] Sri Lanka K003934638 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [40732] India K003934629 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15373] India K003934628 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12631] India Cyanotis wightii K003934620 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17834] India Cyanotis wightii K003934619 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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