Dear all,
Attached herewith two photographs of Floscopa scandens. (Commelinaceae).
*Floscopa scandens *Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 193. 1790; Hook. f., Fl. Brit.
India 6 : 390. 1892; Chauhan et al*.,* in Fl. Namdapha 1 : 334. 1996.
Subscandent herbs. Stems stout, prostrate; branches suberect.
Leaves lanceolate, 4.5-9.5 x 1-3cm, narrowed down to the base, acuminate at
apices, subsessile, scaberulous above. Sheath lax, glabrous or hirsute,
hairy at mouth. Cymes panicled, villous or hirsute, pyramidal. Flowers
white, *ca *4cm long; sepals 3, hairy; petals 3, obovate, rosy white;
stamens 6. Capsules subglobose, compressed. Seeds glaucous.
* *
*Fl. & Fr.: *Aug.-Dec.
Distrib.*: *INDIA (Throughout the country), AUSTRALIA, MALAYSIA, NEPAL,
SRILANKA.
Locality of collection: Itanagar; Papumpare district; Arunachal Pradesh
Habitat: marshy places or along the streams.
Year of collection: 2008.
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Best regards,
Ritesh.
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