Commelinaceae
Floscopa

Floscopa tanneri Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 227 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo to Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Tanzania

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 11, 1961 Tanner, R. [1023] Tanzania K000345800 Holotype Yes
Nov 11, 1961 Tanner, R. [1023] Tanzania K000345801 Holotype Yes
Nov 11, 1961 Tanner, R. [1023] Tanzania K000345802 Holotype Yes
Richards, M. [19829] Tanzania K002400533 Yes
Kahurananga, J.; Kibuwa; Mungai [2782] Tanzania K002400532 Yes
J.K. [3040] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002400347 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs); Arasululu, S. [26141] Tanzania K002400531 Yes
Akiley, F. [72] Tanzania K002400527 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [26141] Tanzania K002400528 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3623] Tanzania K002400535 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2590] Tanzania K002400534 Yes
Richards, H. [26142] Tanzania K002400526 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs); Arasululu, S. [26142] Tanzania K002400529 Yes
Rounce, N.V. [339] Tanzania K002400530 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

  • 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