Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina longicapsa C.B.Clarke

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 176 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • 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.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 55: 1-137. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Brenan in Kew Bull. 7: 456 (1952)
  • F.T.A. 8: 55
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 188 (1967).
  • in DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 176 (1881)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Baker, W.J. [358] Cameroon K000024435 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Harris, D.J. [3759] Cameroon K000024446 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Watts, J. [980] Cameroon K000024441 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Ndam, N. [682] Cameroon K000024439 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Cheek, M. [4981] Cameroon K000024450 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Watts, J. [753] Cameroon K000683675 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Wheatley, J.I. [753] Cameroon K000024449 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Harris, D.J. [3746] Cameroon K000024447 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [949] Cameroon K000024437 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Akogo, M. [78] Cameroon K000024451 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Watts, J. [958] Cameroon K000024440 Yes
Aug 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11147] Cameroon K000199750 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4454] Cameroon K000108410 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Sonké, B. [702] Cameroon K000024448 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [472] Cameroon K000011072 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8525A] Nigeria K003071430 No
Sita, P. [785] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003072330 Yes
Le Testu, M. [1977] Gabon K003072336 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [91] Cameroon K003072323 Yes
Assi, A. [11821] Cote d'Ivoire K003071426 No
Tchiengue, B.; Ekwoge Enang; van der Burgt, X.M.; Xanthos, M.; Ngansop, E. [3652] Cameroon K001310476 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [590] Cameroon K001401595 Yes
Le Testu, M. [s.n.] Gabon K003072332 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; de Wet, L.-A.; Sambolah, G. [12170] Liberia K003071424 No
Poulsen, A.D.; Ekokinya, E.N. [1126] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003072333 Yes
Evrard, C. [2885] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003072331 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6431] Cameroon K003072326 Yes
Stromayer, K.K. [89-11] Cameroon K003072321 Yes
Letouzey, R. [12656] Cameroon K003072324 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Bilivogui, D.; Daniels, A.K. [9995] Liberia K001562303 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 38304] Nigeria K003071431 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8525A] Nigeria K003071427 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8525] Nigeria K003071428 No
Letouzey, R. [11326] Cameroon K003072325 Yes
Pérez Viso, R. [1814] Equatorial Guinea K003072329 Yes
Sita, P. [785] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003072334 Yes
Bogner [692] Gabon K003072337 Yes
Barberá, P.; Cabezas, F.; Esono, P.; de la Estrella, M. [73] Equatorial Guinea K003072328 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [11412] Liberia K003071425 No
Germain, R. [8703] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003072335 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] Gabon K000345549 Type Yes
Etuge, M. [4858] Cameroon K003072327 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8525] Nigeria K003071429 No
Stromayer, K.K. [89-17] Cameroon K003072322 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [7735] Mozambique K003930920 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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