Cyanotis cristata is a species of perennial plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, Ethiopia, Socotra, Mauritius, Java, and the Philippines.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora 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.
Cyanotis cristata is a creeping herb found in sandy or grassy spots. plant_families_c.pdf, www.nparks.gov.sg It is common in eastern hills of Nepal.Sample-Plots-KAHEP.pdf, www.bpc.com.np
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