Belosynapsis

Belosynapsis
Belosynapsis kewensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Belosynapsis
Hassk.

Belosynapsis is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1871. It is native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia, and southern China.[1][2]

Species
  1. Belosynapsis ciliata (Blume) R.S.Rao - southern China, eastern Himalayas, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
  2. Belosynapsis epiphytica (Blatt.) C.E.C.Fisch. - southern India
  3. Belosynapsis kawakamii (Hayata) C.I.Peng & Y.J.Chen - Taiwan
  4. Belosynapsis kewensis Hassk. - southern India
  5. Belosynapsis moluccana (Roxb.) C.E.C.Fisch. - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea
  6. Belosynapsis vivipara (Dalzell) C.E.C.Fisch. - southern India

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 21 假紫万年青 jia zi wan nian qing Belosynapsis ciliata (Blume) R. S. Rao, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 25: 187. 1964.
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