Belosynapsis kewensis
| Belosynapsis kewensis | |
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| A cultivated specimen in a hanging basket | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Belosynapsis |
| Species: | B. kewensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Belosynapsis kewensis Hassk.
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Belosynapsis kewensis is a monocotyledonous plant in the dayflower family. The plant occurs in the far south of India in the Western Ghats.[1] It is considered endangered or possibly extinct in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where it occurs only in the southern districts of Tinnevelly and Kanyakumari.[2] It may be synonymous with Cyanotis beddomei.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Negi, Sharad Singh (1993), Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India, New Delhi: Indus Publishing, ISBN 81-85182-88-4
- ^ Nayar, M.P.; Sastrytitle, A.R.K. (1987), Red Data Book of Indian Plants, Calcutta: Botanical Survey of India
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Singh, Rajeev; Murugan, C. (2019). "Taxonomy and Typification of Endangered Lithophytic Herb Belosynapsis kewensis (Commelinaceae)". Journal of Japanese Botany. 94: 21–26. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
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