908.000 Floscopa
Faden, R. (2012) Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa
Malaise, P. (1988) Commelinaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV 119-142
Van den Burg, J.W. & Bidault, E. (2020) Commelinaceae Flore du Gabon 55 1-88
Description of the genus
Perennial aquatic herbs (in ours), often rooting from the lower nodes. Inflorescence terminal, glandular-pubescent. Flowers zygomorphic, bisexual. Sepals 3, free. Petals 3, deliquescent, equal or unequal, purple to pink. Stamens 6, fertile, 3 upper different from the 3 lower. Filaments glabrous. Ovary 2-locular, glabrous. Capsule glabrous. Derivation of name: From flos, a flower and scopa, a broom (Latin). Worldwide: 20 species in tropical and warm areas Zambia: 5 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| flavida C.B. Clarke | ||
| glomerata (Willd. & Schult. ex Schult. f.) Hassk. subsp. glomerata | Description, Image | |
| leiothyrsa Brenan | ||
| polypleura Brenan | ||
| tuberculata C.B. Clarke |
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Wikipedia: Floscopa