Tricarpelema philippense
| Tricarpelema philippense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
| Tribe: | Commelineae |
| Genus: | Tricarpelema |
| Subgenus: | Tricarpelema |
| Species: | T. philippense |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricarpelema philippense (Panigrahi) Faden | |
Tricarpelema philippense is a monocotyledonous herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It occurs in maritime Southeast Asia in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Tricarpelema philippense occurs in maritime Southeast Asia in the countries of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Within the Philippines it has been collected in the provinces of Quezon, Cebu, and on the island of Luzon. In Malaysia the plant is known from the country's two states on the island of Borneo, namely Sabah and Sarawak, while the Indonesian populations are also confined to that country's portion of Borneo, Kalimantan.[1]
References
- 1 2 Faden, Robert B. (2007), "New Species of Tricarpelema (Commelinaceae) from Africa and Asia, Including the First Record of the Genus from Africa and a Synopsis of the Genus", Novon, 17 (2): 160–171, doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2007)17[160:NSOTCF]2.0.CO;2
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