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Floscopa scandens Lour.

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Floscopa scandens Lour.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAneilema asperum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., nom. nud.
synonymAneilema cymosum (Blume) Kunth
synonymAneilema densiflorum (Blume) Kunth
synonymAneilema hispidum D.Don
synonymCommelina cymosa Blume
synonymCommelina densiflora Blume
synonymCommelina hamiltonii Spreng.
synonymCommelina hispida (D.Don) Ham. ex Spreng., nom. illeg.
synonymDithyrocarpus meyenianus Kunth
synonymDithyrocarpus paniculatus (Roxb.) Kunth
synonymDithyrocarpus petiolatus Wight
synonymDithyrocarpus rothii Wight
synonymDithyrocarpus rufus (C.Presl) Kunth
synonymDithyrocarpus undulatus Wight
synonymFloscopa hamiltonii (Spreng.) Hassk.
synonymFloscopa meyeniana (Kunth) Hassk.
synonymFloscopa paniculata (Roxb.) Hassk.
synonymFloscopa petiolata (Wight) Hassk.
synonymFloscopa rufa (C.Presl) Hassk.
synonymFloscopa scandens var. vaginivillosa R.H.Miau
synonymFloscopa undulata (Wight) Hassk.
synonymLamprodithyros paniculatus (Roxb.) Hassk.
synonymTradescantia geniculata Blanco
synonymTradescantia paniculata Roxb.
synonymTradescantia rufa C.Presl
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Kona-shimolu
Other
  • Climbing Flower Cup
  • English - Climbing Flower Cup
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Brief
    Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Rehel, S. Reviewer/s: Gunaga, S., Narasimhan, D. & Juffe Bignoli, D. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Floscopa scandens is distributed widely from South East Asia and Australia. Information on population and conservation has not been reported, but there are no major widespread threats known to this species. Hence the plant is categorized as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are known for this species.
      IUCN and ZOO 2011
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        Diagnostic Keys
        Description
        Creeping or suberect marshy herbs; stem terete, pubescent along one line. Leaves scattered, 5-10 x 2-1.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, acute at base, glabrous; sheath tubular, mouth oblique, hairy. Panicle 3-6 cm long; axis and branches pubescent. Flowers many, 3-5 mm across, regular, bisexual; sepals 3 x 2 mm, ovate, pubescent; petals 3 x 2 mm, obovate, glabrous, rose coloured; stamens 6, filaments free, glabrous; anthers small, obtuse, with broad connective; ovary 3-celled; ovule solitary in each cell. Capsule broadly ovoid; seeds elliptic, wrinkled, grey.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: January-April
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat

            Habitat

            Terrestrial
            Terrestrial
            Freshwater
            Freshwater
            Marshy areas
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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              Habitat and Ecology: Floscopa scandens is a perennial or occasionally annual. It is mostly found in muddy soils along streams and in swamps, in shade, at the edge of forests. It also grows in open marshy places, ditches, drying pools and canal. It grows at an altitude from the plains to 1800 m. Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.2, 5.4
              IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Manipur, Western Ghats, West Bengal

                Indian Distribution

                Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                  Global Distribution

                  Indo-Malesia

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    Range Description: Floscopa scandens is distributed in south and Southeast Asia (including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) to Australia. In India it is distributed throughout the country, excluding western India. Countries - Native: Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; China (Yunnan); India (Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh); Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka
                    IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Demography and Conservation
                      Trends
                      Population: Population data is unknown. Population Trend: Unknown
                      IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                        Conservation Status

                        IUCN Red List Category

                        Least Concern
                        Least Concern
                        Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Rehel, S. Reviewer/s: Gunaga, S., Narasimhan, D. & Juffe Bignoli, D. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Floscopa scandens is distributed widely from South East Asia and Australia. Information on population and conservation has not been reported, but there are no major widespread threats known to this species. Hence the plant is categorized as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are known for this species.
                        IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                          Threats
                          Major Threat (s): There are no major specific threats known to this widespread species.
                          IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                            No Data
                            📚 Uses and Management
                            Uses

                            System of Medicines Used In

                            Folk medicine
                            Folk medicine
                            System Of Medicines Used In

                            Folk medicine

                            FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3615
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                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3615
                              1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                              2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                              3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                              4. Rehel, S. 2010. Floscopa scandens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                              5. Citation: Rehel, S. 2010. Floscopa scandens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                              9. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
                              10. Floscopa scandens Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 193. 1790; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 390. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1522(1083). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 422. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 394. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 326. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 485. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 521. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 407. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 487. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 398. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 475. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 348. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 737. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 463. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 359. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 737. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 514. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 890. 2009.
                              11. Dithyrocarpus rothii Wight, Ic. t. 208. 1839.
                              13. Rehel, S. 2010. Floscopa scandens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                              14. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3615
                              2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                              3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                              4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                              5. Rehel, S. 2010. Floscopa scandens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                              6. Citation: Rehel, S. 2010. Floscopa scandens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                              10. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
                              11. Floscopa scandens Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 193. 1790; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 390. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1522(1083). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 422. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 394. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 326. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 485. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 521. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 407. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 487. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 398. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 475. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 348. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 737. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 463. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 359. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 737. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 514. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 890. 2009.
                              12. Dithyrocarpus rothii Wight, Ic. t. 208. 1839.
                              14. Rehel, S. 2010. Floscopa scandens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                              15. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).

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                              📚 Meta data
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                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassLiliopsida
                              OrderCommelinales
                              FamilyCommelinaceae
                              GenusFloscopa
                              SpeciesFloscopa scandens Lour.
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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