Nomenclature: wfo-0000358648
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Commelina diffusa Fl. Indica : 18 (1768)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Pellegrini, M. O. de O., & Forzza, R. C. (2017). Synopsis of Commelina L. (Commelinaceae) in the state of Rio de Janeiro, reveals a new white-flowered species endemic to Brazil. PhytoKeys, 78, 59–81. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.78.11932 DOI link from Plazi TreatmentBank.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000363249: Peru Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1733-1793) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Burm.f.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 172020-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-233842
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-233842
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2019-05 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06Placement: Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina > Commelina diffusa
Subtaxa
Synonyms
- Commelina agraria
- Commelina aquatica
- Commelina caespitosa
- Commelina cajennensis
- Commelina canariensis
- Commelina cayennensis
- Commelina communis
- Commelina communis
- Commelina diffusa subsp. aquatica
- Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa
- Commelina formosa
- Commelina glabra
- Commelina gracilis
- Commelina longicaulis
- Commelina obtusifolia
- Commelina ochreata
- Commelina pacifica
- Commelina pilosa
- Commelina pilosula
- Commelina prostrata
- Commelina prostrata
- Commelina sellowiana
- Commelina werneana
- Commelina agraria var. prostrata
- Commelina agraria var. repens
- Commelina diffusa var. cordispatha
- Commelina diffusa f. glabra
- Commelina gracilis var. glabrata
- Commelina nudiflora f. agraria
- Commelina nudiflora var. glabrata
- Commelina nudiflora var. werneana
- Commelina diffusa var. major
- Commelina diffusa var. diffusa
- Commelina nudiflora var. sellowiana