''Belosynapsis kewensis'' is a
monocotyledonous plant in the
dayflower family. The plant occurs in the far south of
India
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in the
Western Ghats. It is considered endangered or possibly extinct in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
, where it occurs only in the southern districts of
Tinnevelly and
Kanyakumari.
It may be synonymous with ''
Cyanotis beddomei
''Cyanotis beddomei'', the teddy bear vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae, native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu states in southern India. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
The Awa ...
''.
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Commelinaceae
Endangered plants
Endemic flora of the Western Ghats
Plants described in 1871
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