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.
SpeciesFloscopa 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 ...