Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina polhillii Faden & M.H.Alford

First published in Novon 11: 16 (2001)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2011 Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1375] Tanzania K:SPC-01790.000 No
Feb 1, 2005 Faden, R., B.; Phillips, S., M.; Muasya, A., M.; Macha, E. [96/94] Tanzania K000345588 Type Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [2241] Tanzania K003073593 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1375] Tanzania K003073594 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3972] Tanzania K003073596 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5423] Tanzania K000190653 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [69/94A] Tanzania K003073595 Yes
Björnstad, A. [AB1431A] Tanzania K003073592 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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