Commelinaceae
Floscopa

Floscopa polypleura Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 7: 207 (1952)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana, Tanzania to Zambia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 201 (1967).
  • in Kew Bull. 7: 207 (1952)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5723] Zambia K002400679 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10852] Tanzania K:SPC-24375.000 No
Robertson, S.A. [630] Zambia K002400665 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5754] Zambia K002400676 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/200] Tanzania K002400523 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1638] Zambia K002400670 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10852] Tanzania K002400520 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A3787] Ghana K002400114 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5724] Zambia K002400674 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1104] Zambia K002400677 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8033] Zambia K002400678 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6824] Tanzania K002400522 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [16357] Tanzania K002400524 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5723] Zambia K002400680 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1601] Zambia K002400672 Yes
Sanane, M. [731] Zambia K002400667 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10852] Tanzania K002400519 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [15177] Zambia K002400668 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2939] Zambia K000345806 Type Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K.B. [3200] Tanzania K002400521 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [22271] Zambia K002400666 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1776] Zambia K002400671 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4431] Tanzania K002400525 Yes
Akpabia, G.K. [476] Ghana K002400115 Yes
Nutt, W.H. [s.n.] K002400669 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5724] Zambia K002400673 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5754] Zambia K002400675 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/

  • 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