Commelinaceae
Cyanotis

Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet

First published in Hort. Brit.: 430 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to N. Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Cameroon, Chad, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malawi, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/258276/177114. epublication.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • 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

  • (2023). https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/258276/177114. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Forster, P.I. [PIF4049] Australia K003934976 Yes
May, A.S. [3] Tanzania K003396052 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [Kds27215ß] Indonesia K003934934 Yes
Loher, A. [1963] Philippines K003934952 Yes
Darbyshire, P.J.; Hoogland, R.D. [8041] Papua New Guinea K003934963 Yes
Specht, R.L. [298] Australia K003934969 Yes
Balansa, B. [252] Vietnam K003934895 Yes
Must, J. [1199] Australia K003934975 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/1211] Kenya K003396054 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Jayasinghe, P. [57118] Sri Lanka K003934821 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J. [90/681] Thailand K003934887 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26515] India K003934788 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7948] Australia K003934971 Yes
Wingfield, R. [2184] Tanzania K003396056 Yes
s.coll. [14802] Malaysia K003934875 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [50773] Sri Lanka K003934819 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/51] Tanzania K003396055 Yes
Letouzey, R. [6960] K003395516 Yes
Juan, G.E. [351] India K003934801 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC1953] Tanzania K003396057 Yes
Herb. Griffith [5502] India K003934793 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [50267] Sri Lanka K003934820 Yes
Annandale, N. [1822] Thailand K003934890 Yes
Williams; Stainton [8257] Nepal K003934784 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [131] Australia K003934974 Yes
Wood, J.J. [s.n.] India K003934785 Yes
s.coll. [8996] K003934792 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6754] Australia K003934972 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7708] India K003934782 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [9949] Australia K003934978 Yes
Kerr, M.F.G. [440] Thailand K003934882 Yes
Thomson, G.; Wight [s.n.] India K003934807 Yes
Put [2060] Thailand K003934886 Yes
Rao, R.S. [91078] India K003934798 Yes
Yooprasert, S.; Poopath, M.; Sirimongkol, S.; Krachangyut, P.; Thaothawin, P. [SY 352] Thailand K001930402 No
Bourne [3621] India K003934827 Yes
s.coll. [18214] Philippines K003934946 Yes
Barnes, E. [724] India K003934813 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003934817 Yes
Dudley, C.O. [1507] Malawi K003396489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003396687 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003934781 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [544] India K003934829 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [50936] Sri Lanka K003934818 Yes
Lakshnakara, M.C. [261] Thailand K003934893 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2825] India K003934824 Yes
Adams, L.G. [1761] Australia K003934973 Yes
[E. J. C.] [8996C] India K003934790 Yes
Ludanga, R.I. [1002] Tanzania K003396053 Yes
Bowman [s.n.] Australia K003934968 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003396689 No
Chippendale, G. [7905] Australia K003934970 Yes
Conulate, H.B.M. [216] China K003934340 Yes
Barnes, E. [723] India K003934814 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4014] India K003934811 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K003934806 Yes
Wood, J.J. [268] India K003934778 Yes
Basineki, J. [21A] Sudan K003395666 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4472] Thailand K003934892 Yes
Dudley, C.O. [1507] Malawi K003396490 Yes
Cuming, H. [660] Philippines K003934950 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [9057] Australia K003934966 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2852] India K003934787 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003396688 No
Smitinand, T. [3566] Thailand K003934881 Yes
Saldanha, C.; Gandhi, K.N. [HFP2174] India K003934804 Yes
Put [173] Thailand K003934891 Yes
Lock, J.M. [81/130] Sudan K003395665 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [70] India K003934815 Yes
[F. Gillet] [8996] India K003934786 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; [Zaliarya] [26514] India K003934789 Yes
Thomson, G. [95] Sri Lanka K003934808 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3021] Philippines K003934948 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26516] India K003934794 Yes
Collins, D.J. (Mrs.) [1913] Thailand K003934885 Yes
Loher, A. [1950] Philippines K003934951 Yes
Barber, C.A. [4643] India K003934826 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [4320] Australia K003934977 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1458] Philippines K003934947 Yes
Bernardi [14328] Sri Lanka K003934822 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3896] India K003934805 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003934779 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3839] Thailand K003934883 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3102] Philippines K003934949 Yes
Sigee, D.C. [78] India K003934830 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R.; Phengklai, C.; Wongwan, B. [3958] Thailand K003934899 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] K003934874 Yes
Meyer, R. [24037] Philippines K001731216 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K003934783 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2898] India K003934797 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] K003934967 Yes
Sharma, N.K. [s.n.] India K003934795 Yes
Malhotra, C.L. [42605] India K003934800 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003934339 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [24989] India K003934825 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [s.n.] Thailand K003934898 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15687] India K003934812 Yes
Kerr, M.F.G. [399] Thailand K003934884 Yes
Juan, G.E. [422] India K003934802 Yes
Bourne [1874] India K003934828 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4434] Thailand K003934889 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V. [HNK3087] Vietnam K003934900 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [150] India K003934803 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [47379] India K003934816 Yes
Clayton, D. [5237] Sri Lanka K003934823 Yes
s.coll. [614] Thailand K003934894 Yes
Charoenphol, C.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, K. [4908] Thailand K003934880 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [4459] India K003934791 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [5] India K003934799 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003934780 Yes
Hosseus, C.C. [171] Thailand K003934896 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [801] Thailand K003934897 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC2333] Tanzania K003396058 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16988] India K003934809 Yes
Letouzey, R. [11690] K003395517 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21523] India K003934810 Yes
Haines, H.H. [598] India K003934796 Yes
[Ruth Gillett] [17] Thailand K003934888 Yes
Rao, R.S. [90761] India Cyanotis cucullata K003934833 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [4954] India Cyanotis cucullata K003934831 Yes
Stocks, J.E.; Law, J.S. [s.n.] India Cyanotis cucullata K003934834 No
Lea, J.D. [210(a)] Sudan Cyanotis cucullata K003395668 Yes
Sharma, V.S. [1238] India Cyanotis cucullata K003934832 Yes
Pierre, L. [s.n.] Cyanotis cucullata K003934901 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Cyanotis cucullata K003934835 No
Friis, I.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [15358] Ethiopia Cyanotis cucullata K003395670 Yes
Beshir, B. [s.n.] Sudan Cyanotis cucullata K003395669 Yes
Oct 17, 2019 Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] India Amischophacelus cucullata K000854212 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 17, 2019 Roxburgh [s.n.] Amischophacelus cucullata K000854214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 17, 2019 Edgeworth [158] Amischophacelus cucullata K000854213 Unknown Type Material Yes

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