Belosynapsis

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

Belosynapsis
Belosynapsis kewensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Tradescantieae
Subtribe: Cyanotinae
Genus: Belosynapsis
Hassk.

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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