Nomenclature: wfo-0000357928
![Kew Gardens K000345567: Ciferri, R. [88] Somalia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ed6a7aa9568a5e9f56bc339a68a682f4.jpg "Kew Gardens K000345567: Ciferri, R. [88] Somalia")
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![Kew Gardens K000345662: Burchell, W., J. [1999] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/9c7cb9ae91cd776f6f1ac75cdcd8956c.jpg "Kew Gardens K000345662: Burchell, W., J. [1999] South Africa")
![Kew Gardens K000345663: Burchell, W., J. [1988] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a0d16be732025a77795de58be57e3191.jpg "Kew Gardens K000345663: Burchell, W., J. [1988] South Africa")
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![Kew Gardens K000743552: Fanshawe, D.B. [1823] Zambia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/481b84f932e6000af867a5a9ae3b1dac.jpg "Kew Gardens K000743552: Fanshawe, D.B. [1823] Zambia")
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Commelina africana Sp. Pl. : 41 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 41. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000345567: Ciferri, R. [88] Somalia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000345659: Bowker, J.H. [12] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000345660: South Africa Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000345662: Burchell, W., J. [1999] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000345663: Burchell, W., J. [1988] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000743551: Richards, H.M. [14386] Malawi Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000743552: Fanshawe, D.B. [1823] Zambia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000743553: Fanshawe, D.B. [1823] Zambia Link to Type provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 171880-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-233679
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-233679
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2023-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06Placement: Code > Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina > Commelina africana
Subtaxa
- Commelina africana subsp. africana
- Commelina africana var. glabriuscula
- Commelina africana var. karooica
- Commelina africana var. krebsiana
- Commelina africana var. lancispatha
- Commelina africana var. mannii
- Commelina africana var. milleri
- Commelina africana var. villosior
- Commelina africana subsp. zanzibarica
Synonyms
- Commelina acuminata
- Commelina africana var. africana
- Commelina africana var. polyclada
- Commelina bakueana
- Commelina benghalensis
- Commelina divaricata
- Commelina edulis
- Commelina flava
- Commelina hirsuta
- Commelina lutea
- Commelina polyclada
- Commelina prostrata
- Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra
- Commelina saltiana
- Commelina subamplectens
- Commelina turbinata
- Dirtea africana
- Hedwigia africana
- Stickmannia africana
Taxonomic References
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-233679 Based on the initial data import