Commelinaceae
Cyanotis

Cyanotis villosa (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.

First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1155 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India, Sri Lanka. It is an annual or subshrub 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 Thwaites [2332] Sri Lanka K000854104 Isosyntype Yes
Mar 31, 1978 Wight [8995] India K000854103 Isosyntype Yes
Blatter; Hallberg [323] India K003934660 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [908] Sri Lanka K003934692 Yes
Bourne [408] India K003934654 Yes
Bourne [4616] India K003934653 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [1366] India K003934661 Yes
Saulière, A. [238] India K003934658 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/283] Sri Lanka K003934686 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132055 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kammathy, R.V. [73952] India K003934671 Yes
Bourne [1239] India K003934657 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [741] India K003934666 Yes
Gardener [920] Sri Lanka K003934695 Yes
Klackenberg, J.; Lundin, R. [215] India K003934683 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18065] India K003934676 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003934668 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14916] India K003934664 Yes
[Kimberley] [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003934646 Yes
Kammathy, R.V. [73904] India K003934659 Yes
Blatter; Hallberg [836] India K003934662 Yes
Rao, A.S. [75061] India K003934644 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [1733] Sri Lanka K003934691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003934667 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [76/267] Sri Lanka K003934698 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [11998] India K003934672 Yes
Klackenberg, J.; Lundin, R. [297] India K003934684 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132061 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barnes, E. [725] India K003934681 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Charles, M.; Rajendren, N. [46636] India K003934650 Yes
Barnes, E. [1442] India K003934680 Yes
Walker [305] Sri Lanka K003934688 Yes
Barnes, E. [1814] India K003934682 Yes
Waas, S. [950] Sri Lanka K003934689 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Saldanha, C.J. [76/214] India K003934642 Yes
Foulkes [s.n.] India K003934687 Yes
Subramanian, K.N. [77236] India K003934670 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [9458] Sri Lanka K003934694 Yes
Meebold, A. [10728] India K003934677 Yes
Barnes, E. [1493] India K003934679 Yes
Hooker, W.J.; Walker [257] Sri Lanka K003934696 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15672] India K003934665 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12360] India K003934674 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [A16950] India K003934675 Yes
Herb Wight [2838] India K003934663 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Saldanha, C.J. [76/214] India K003934645 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [3914] India K003934648 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003934669 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Britto, S.J.; Rani, N. [28546] India K003934685 Yes
Bourne [1239] India K003934656 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132060 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourne [1024] India K003934655 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132056 Unknown Type Material Yes
[MaLawson] [s.n.] India K003934649 Yes
[N. C. A. Lawrance] [s.n.] India K003934673 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajendren, N. [44434] India K003934651 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Saldanha, C.J. [76/205] India K003934643 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [76/340] Sri Lanka K003934697 Yes
Wight [s.n.] India K000854102 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132062 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132059 Unknown Type Material Yes
[N. Rupell] [s.n.] K003934647 Yes
Kammathy, R.V. [82635] India K003934678 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [1070] Sri Lanka K003934690 Yes
Bourne [3050] India K003934652 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8995] K001132057 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 26, 1964 Kammathy, R.V. [77785C] India Cyanotis cerifolia K000854210 Type Yes
Kammathy, R.V. [68578] India Cyanotis cerifolia K003934837 Yes
Kammathy, R.V. [73950] India Cyanotis cerifolia K003934836 Yes
India Cyanotis cerifolia K:SPC-28993.000 No

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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