Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina undulata R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 270 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Maldives, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • The Australian National Species List (2024). https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/taxonomy. Australian Plant Census Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Commelina erecta.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 22, 1964 Edgeworth, M.P. [153] India K000794501 Type Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26509] India K003070467 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20959] India K003070466 Yes
Sedgwick, L.J. [6179] India K003070463 Yes
Sedgwick, L.J. [6179] India K003070462 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23595] India K003070469 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26513] India K003070464 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16587] India K003070465 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1067] India K003070470 Yes
s.coll. [3975] Philippines K003070789 Yes
Hollrung, M. [37] Papua New Guinea K003070797 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26506] India K003070468 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8981] Commelina striata K001132009 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8981] Commelina striata K001132010 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8981] India Commelina striata K001132015 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Commelina striata K003070218 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8981] Commelina striata K001132011 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8981] Commelina striata K001132012 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8981] Commelina striata K001132013 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8981] Commelina striata K001132014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21280] India Commelina kurzii K003070332 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16270] India Commelina kurzii K003070344 Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [24447] Sri Lanka Commelina kurzii K003070356 Yes
Bourne [3045] India Commelina kurzii K003070337 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21199] India Commelina kurzii K003070333 Yes
Barnes, E. [1845] India Commelina kurzii K003070342 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17776] India Commelina kurzii K003070345 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [3224] Sri Lanka Commelina kurzii K000794498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [482] Sri Lanka Commelina kurzii K003070358 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16585] India Commelina kurzii K003070334 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [3224] Sri Lanka Commelina kurzii K000794500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [24447] Sri Lanka Commelina kurzii K003070357 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Nasir, Y.; Nasir, E. [76/193] Pakistan Commelina kurzii K003070331 Yes
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India Commelina kurzii K003070339 Yes
Barnes, E. [2068] India Commelina kurzii K003070335 Yes
Thomson, G. [35] India Commelina kurzii K003070355 Yes
Barnes, E. [1844] India Commelina kurzii K003070341 Yes
Barnes, E. [1481] India Commelina kurzii K003070340 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [3224] Sri Lanka Commelina kurzii K000794499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India Commelina kurzii K003070338 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3880] India Commelina kurzii K003070336 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [10468] India Commelina kurzii K003070343 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [3224] Sri Lanka Commelina kurzii K000794497 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images