Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina welwitschii C.B.Clarke

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 175 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2002 Baum, H. [256] Angola K000345620 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [6976] Zimbabwe K003930846 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4833] Zimbabwe K003930854 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4155] Zimbabwe K003930856 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1908] Zambia K003930834 Yes
Edwards, I.B. [875] Zimbabwe K003930869 Yes
Miller, O.B. [2036] Zimbabwe K003930865 Yes
Welwitsch [6632] Angola K000345619 Isosyntype Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2723] Zambia K001639005 Yes
Maiato, F.; Goyder, D.J. [2113] Angola K001622090 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F10772] Zambia K003930833 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1575] Zimbabwe K003930858 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [16399] Zambia K003930828 Yes
Maiato, F.; Goyder, D.J. [2071] Angola K001622081 Yes
Senderayi, E. [195] Zimbabwe K003930859 Yes
Sykes, F.W. [222] Zimbabwe K003930844 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1015] Zambia K003930836 Yes
White, F. [6355] Zambia K003930835 Yes
Cecil, E. [256] Zimbabwe K003930845 Yes
Best, E.B. [555] Zimbabwe K003930868 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [367] Zimbabwe K003930849 Yes
Lightfoot, C.J. [41] Zambia K003930857 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [16399] Zambia K003930829 Yes
Miller, O.B. [3975] Zimbabwe K003930851 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [358] Zimbabwe K003930861 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1808] Zambia K003930830 Yes
Lewis, W.H. [6253] Zimbabwe K003930842 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1795] Zambia K003930838 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F9911] Zambia K003930831 Yes
Gossweiler [11341] Angola K003930870 Yes
Faden; Drummond [97/24] Zimbabwe K:SPC-78400.000 No
White, F. [6399] Zambia K003930839 Yes
de Menezes, A. [379] Angola K003930872 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4040] Zimbabwe K003930850 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Drummond, R.B. [97/24] Zimbabwe K003930860 Yes
Eyles, F. [964] Zimbabwe K003930841 Yes
Welwitsch [6627] Angola K000345618 Type Yes
Miller, O.B. [5699] Zimbabwe K003930855 Yes
Mundy, H.G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003930843 Yes
Noak, J.L. [313] Zambia K003930837 Yes
Miller, O.B. [7585] Zimbabwe K003930867 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [280] Zimbabwe K003930862 Yes
Walters, J.A.S. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003930840 Yes
West, O. [2472] Zimbabwe K003930864 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F9911] Zambia K003930832 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4823] Zambia K003930852 Yes
Hislop, A. [20] Zimbabwe K003930847 Yes
Miller, O.B. [2116] Zimbabwe K003930866 Yes
Hornby, R.M. (Mrs.) [2950] Zimbabwe K003930863 Yes
Miller, O.B. [3184] Zimbabwe K003930853 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A95] Angola K003930871 Yes
Baum, H. [814] Angola Commelina filifolia K000345647 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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