Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina nigritana Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 541 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 208
  • C. umbellata of C. B. Cl. in DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 179 (1881)
  • F.T.A. 8: 55
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 55: 529 (1956)
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 190 (1967), not of Thonn.
  • in Fl. Nigrit. 541 (1849)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Blackmore, S.; Banda, E.A.; Salubeni, A.J. [493] Malawi K003930924 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6400] Zambia K003930943 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M. [96/271] Tanzania K003074925 Yes
Hornby, R.M. (Mrs.) [2951] Zimbabwe K003930947 Yes
Ingram [s.n.] Gambia, The K000345543 Type Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7702] Tanzania K003074931 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M. [96/336] Tanzania K003074924 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F12187] Zambia K003930936 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [2242] Tanzania K003074937 Yes
Anton-Smith, J. [s.n.] Zambia K003930935 Yes
Best, E.B. [372] Zambia K003930942 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [18954] Zambia K003930928 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K.B. [3225] Tanzania K003074927 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M. [96/272] Tanzania K003074935 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M. [96/334] Tanzania K003074934 Yes
Wright, J.M. [74] Zambia K003930945 Yes
Blackmore, S.; Banda, E.A.; Salubeni, A.J. [493] Malawi K003930923 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; K. Vollesen [3515] Tanzania K003074928 Yes
Chancellor, R. [107A] Uganda K003074921 Yes
Smith, P.P. [1723] Zambia K003930927 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [11366] Zambia K003930926 Yes
Chancellor, R.J. [107A] Uganda K003074922 Yes
Chandler, P. [1390] Uganda K003074923 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [9155] Zambia K003930930 Yes
King, A.E. [295] Zambia K003930940 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [16085] Tanzania K003074929 Yes
Merrett, L. [LM1493] Zambia K003930925 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5465] Zambia K003930934 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F942] Zambia K003930938 Yes
Demoulin, G. [102] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003072342 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F942] Zambia K003930937 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [4444] Zambia K003930932 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lye, K. [69/1056] Uganda K003074919 Yes
Philcox, D.; Leppard, M.J.; Dini, E. [8747] Zimbabwe K003930946 Yes
Boaler [864A] Tanzania K003074933 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [LY4341] Uganda K003074920 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [11365] Zambia K003930944 Yes
Pawek, J. [13960B] Malawi K003930922 Yes
Pawek, J. [9559] Malawi K003930921 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7037] Zambia K003930939 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Macha, E.; Faden; {Phillips} [96/364] Tanzania K003074936 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3877] Nigeria K:SPC-41167.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [5150] Zambia K003930931 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [16236] Zambia K003930929 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7037] Zambia K003930941 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; K. Vollesen [3353] Tanzania K003074932 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M. [96/313] Tanzania K003074926 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [772] Zambia K003930933 Yes
Heudelot [577] Gambia, The K000345544 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, M. [19816] Tanzania K003074938 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [16085] Tanzania K003074930 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