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Flowering Brooms
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Flowering Brooms

Floscopa

Floscopa is a genus of plant in family Commelinaceae first described in 1790. It is widespread in tropical + subtropical areas: Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, Queensland, Central + South America.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Climbing Flowering Broom

speciesFloscopa scandens

Floscopa glomerata

speciesFloscopa glomerata

Floscopa peruviana

speciesFloscopa peruviana

Floscopa robusta

speciesFloscopa robusta

Floscopa hirsuta

speciesFloscopa hirsuta

Floscopa glabrata

speciesFloscopa glabrata

Floscopa africana

speciesFloscopa africana

Floscopa aquatica

speciesFloscopa aquatica

Floscopa elegans

speciesFloscopa elegans

Floscopa axillaris

speciesFloscopa axillaris

Floscopa mannii

speciesFloscopa mannii

Floscopa confusa

speciesFloscopa confusa

Floscopa flavida

speciesFloscopa flavida

Floscopa leiothyrsa

speciesFloscopa leiothyrsa

Floscopa yunnanensis

speciesFloscopa yunnanensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 180320.