Belosynapsis Explained

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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=221300 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027373 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.