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Floscopa
1790Summary
Floscopa is a genus of plants in the family Commelinaceae first described in 1790. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical areas: Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, Queensland, Central + South America. Species Floscopa africana (P.Beauv.) C.B.Clarke - from Liberia east to Uganda Floscopa aquatica Hua - from Sierra Leone + Mali east to Gabon Floscopa axillaris (Poir.) C.B.Clarke - West Africa from Senegal to Benin Floscopa confusa Brenan - from Ivory Coast to Tanzania Floscopa elegans Huber - Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil Floscopa flavida C.B.Clarke - from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Botswana Floscopa glabrata (Kunth) Hassk. - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica; naturalized in Vietnam Floscopa glomerata (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Hassk. - most of sub-Saharan Africa; Madagascar Floscopa gossweileri Cavaco - Angola Floscopa leiothyrsa Brenan - Mali, Chad, Zaïre, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana Floscopa mannii C.B.Cla......read more on Wikipedia.
22 Floscopa species found, including:
Climate
What environment do Floscopa prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
Natural Habitat
Where do Floscopa grow?
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Traditional Uses
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