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Commelina africana L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 41 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000357928.

Synonyms of Commelina africana L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Commelina acuminata R.Br. Voy. Abyss. , App. 4: 62 (1814) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000357908
Commelina africana var. africana Unknown wfo-0000357930
Commelina africana var. polyclada Welw. ex C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. 3: 165. 1881 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000357953
Commelina bakueana A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. i. 663 (1920), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358103
Commelina benghalensis Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 12 (1775) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358148
Commelina divaricata Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 169 (1805) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358689
Commelina edulis A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 341 (1850) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358756
Commelina flava Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 215 (1796) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358910
Commelina hirsuta R.Br. Voy. Abyss. , App. 4: 62 (1814) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000359328
Commelina lutea Moench Methodus : 237 (1794) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000359854
Commelina polyclada Welw. ex C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. 3: 165 (1881) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000360490
Commelina prostrata Regel Gartenflora 17: 289 (1868) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000360518
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra Pic.Serm. Miss. stud. Lago Tana 7(1): 172. 1951 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000360574
Commelina saltiana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 402 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000360848
Commelina subamplectens Hassk. Commelin. Ind. : 27 (1870) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000361155
Commelina turbinata Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 171 (1805) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000361323
Dirtea africana Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 122 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000397182
Hedwigia africana Medik. Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 495 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000435555
Stickmannia africana Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 69 (1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000561632

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link