Cyanotis cristata explained

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 of Nepal.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=235351 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001180 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 22 四孔草 si kong cao Cyanotis cristata (Linnaeus) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 46. 1825.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarakhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
7. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:M6pADg9JXfgJ:www.nparks.gov.sg/imgs/pdfs/publications/plants/07_plant_families_c.pdf+&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjEDK9WwYQTcNiGAHJUd_pPqkMfUKbSdMQBZfl9jLRhENtudxeG6j3oVX1-gQdYw9AXUXtPSZWEZ3ntz5wqdAYelVNbuZHlBllaMjFUUvifqxAL7iKV40K5wV3vOg_QdKJalSOK&sig=AHIEtbQI55lSLYt_7kWJ9g3gOylglQdzRA plant_families_c.pdf
8. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:z8rCbhCHR6EJ:www.bpc.com.np/uploads/file/eia/annexes/Annexe-4.3-Sample-Plots-KAHEP.pdf+&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiGqAkej9taG4-7nnsUpfHguOCsRZ6s3FdlbftOR_WlVVV__7-s6Kd_PPqQX5ewFBH9uS5THXvQWLJayBd0KD5imv6q4vxKRLEZvfaSM3jaobDHOsNNlzoZRvbxnHCoI-7RuzQL&sig=AHIEtbSx5ulu2csVxyk2yxixU17YQ1SCEg Sample-Plots-KAHEP.pdf