908.000 Floscopa Lour.

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

DRC: 2 taxa.

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Species	Botanical divisions	Content
africana (P.Beauv.) C.B.Clarke [Agg]
glomerata (Willd. & Schult. ex Schult. f.) Hassk. subsp. glomerata		Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Floscopa
Flora of Burundi: Floscopa
Flora of Caprivi: Floscopa
Flora of Malawi: Floscopa
Flora of Mozambique: Floscopa
Flora of Rwanda: Floscopa
Flora of Zambia: Floscopa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Floscopa

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Floscopa
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Floscopa
JSTOR Plant Science: Floscopa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Floscopa
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Tropicos: Floscopa
Wikipedia: Floscopa