Cyanotis cristata

Cyanotis cristata
	Cyanotis cristata (Nabhali) in Hyderabad
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Cyanotis
Species:	C. cristata
Binomial name
	Cyanotis cristata; (L.) D.Don
Synonyms
	Commelina cristata L.; Tradescantia cristata (L.) L.; Ephemerum cristatum (L.) Moench; Siphostigma cristata (L.) Raf.; Tonningia cristata (L.) Kuntze; Zygomenes cristata (L.) W.Wight; Tradescantia imbricata Roxb.; Cyanotis imbricata (Roxb.) Kunth; Cyanotis huegelii Hassk.; Cyanotis racemosa C.B.Clarke; Tradescantia umbellata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke; Cyanotis cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot;

Cyanotis cristata is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, Ethiopia, Socotra, Mauritius, Java, and the Philippines.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Cyanotis cristata is a creeping herb found in sandy or grassy spots.^[7] It is common in eastern hills^{[clarification needed]} of Nepal.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 22 四孔草 si kong cao Cyanotis cristata (Linnaeus) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 46. 1825.
^ Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
^ Acharya, J., Banerjee, D. & Mukherjee, A. (2009). A contribution to the study of Commelinaceae R.Br. in Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalayas. Pleione 3(1): 18-27.
^ Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
^ Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarakhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
^ plant_families_c.pdf, www.nparks.gov.sg
^ Sample-Plots-KAHEP.pdf, www.bpc.com.np

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