Commelinaceae
Floscopa

Floscopa confusa Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 225 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to NW. Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 200 (1967).
  • in Kew Bull. 15: 225 (1961)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chandler, P. [1410] Uganda K002400506 Yes
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25246] Nigeria K002400116 Yes
Letouzey, R. [11068] Cameroon K002400340 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1440] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002400331 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lock, J.M. [Lye4124] Uganda K002400511 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4042] Central African Republic K002400341 Yes
Dümmer, R. [97] Uganda K002400504 Yes
Rose, F. [193] Uganda K002400505 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K002400508 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lye, K.; Lock, J.M. [69/1131] Uganda K002400512 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [7319] Cameroon K002400336 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1440] Congo, Republic of the K002400330 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1587] Uganda K002400503 No
Luke, Q.; Bujo, F. [14575] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002400334 No
Khan, B.; Hall, J. [93-7] Cameroon K002400338 Yes
s.coll. [S2103] Uganda K002400502 Yes
Sangster, R.G. [S574] Uganda K002400507 Yes
Demoulin, G. [110] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002400332 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4273] Central African Republic K002400342 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [683] Uganda K002400510 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [683] Uganda K002400509 Yes
Rodgers, W.A. [MRC1769] Tanzania K002400513 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1719] Nigeria K000345786 Type Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1719] Nigeria K000345785 Holotype Yes
Letouzey, R. [3766] Cameroon K002400337 Yes
Weiner, D. [87/15] Cameroon K002400335 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1439] Congo, Republic of the K002400329 Yes
Troupin, G. [104] Congo, Republic of the K002400333 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [552] Cameroon K002400339 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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