Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina petersii Hassk.

First published in Flora 46: 385 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • C. B. Cl. in DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 169 (1881)
  • F.T.A. 8: 50
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 189 (1967).
  • in Flora 46: 385 (1863)

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by R. B. Faden [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2000 Verdcourt, B. [229] Tanzania K:SPC-04560.000 No
Alison; Heath, R. [1088] Botswana K003930822 Yes
MacNaughton, G. [36] Kenya K003074040 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19135] Kenya K003074030 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [146] Botswana K003930816 Yes
Mesfin, T. [6126-6142] Ethiopia K003072720 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Evans, R. [70/142] Kenya K003074024 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC3496] Tanzania K003074054 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7331] Burundi K003072258 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Ngweno, F. [74/814] Kenya K003074031 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs); Richards, M. [21018] Tanzania K003074051 Yes
Noble, H.L. (Mrs) [N4] Nigeria K003071546 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Mathew, B.F. [19074] Kenya K003074028 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [146] Botswana K003930815 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [408] Botswana K003930818 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/537] Kazakhstan K003074034 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K003930801 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [1129] Botswana K003930824 Yes
Salubeni, A.J.; Kaunda, K. [4084] Malawi K003930806 Yes
Schinz, H. [6] South Africa K003931901 Yes
Figueiredo, E.; Arriegas, P.I. [55] Sao Tome and Principe K003072256 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [930-960] Kenya K003074022 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [1088] Botswana K003930821 Yes
Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [1089-1107] Kenya K003074036 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Fichtl, R. [11390] Zambia K003930808 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [244] Botswana K003930814 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/307] Kenya K003074023 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5677] Zimbabwe K003930810 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B13135] Kenya K003074026 Yes
Loveridge, J.P. [511] Zambia K003930809 Yes
Jacob, K.C. [18513] India K003070167 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [1088] Botswana K003930820 Yes
Archbold, M.E. (Miss) [998] Tanzania K003074047 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6580] Kenya K003074020 No
Wild, H. [5366] Zimbabwe K003930812 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [3127] Botswana K003930813 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1054] Tanzania K:SPC-03714.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003070169 Yes
McClintock, A. (Miss) [154] Cameroon K003071547 Yes
Napier, E.R. [907] Kenya K003074038 No
Faden, R.B.; Mapaura, A.; Drummond, R.B. [97/14] Zimbabwe K003930811 Yes
Allison, K.W.; Heath, R. [218] Botswana K003930817 Yes
s.coll. [59] Malawi K003930804 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [660] Tanzania K003074055 Yes
Lovett, J.; Hanby, J.; Bygott, D. [2162] Tanzania K003074053 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [229] Tanzania K003074044 Yes
Mr Hornby; Mrs Hornby [555] Tanzania K003074050 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [1129] Botswana K003930823 Yes
Kammathy, R.V. [81268] India K003070165 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Hanid, A. [6064] Kenya K003074029 Yes
Bax, Miss Romola D. [s.n.] Tanzania K003074043 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Siggins, E. [69/310] Kenya K003074025 Yes
Napier Bax, P. [TNP/E/44] Kenya K003074035 Yes
Pielou, D.P. [53] Tanzania K003074049 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1054] Tanzania K003074042 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [1284] Tanzania K003074045 Yes
Borhidi, A.; Iversen, S.T.; Ruffo, C.K. [86344] Tanzania K003074046 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14136] Tanzania K003074052 Yes
Mathew, B. [6580] Kenya K:SPC-06049.209 No
Tweedie [986] Kenya K003074032 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6365] Kenya K003074019 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [3122] Botswana K003930825 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [18615] Kenya K003074027 Yes
Raju, S.R.; [M. Ratnaueln] [18655] India K003070168 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [152] Botswana K003930819 Yes
Jefford, T.G.; Juniper, B.E.; Newbould, J. [2044] Tanzania K003074048 Yes
s.coll. [5098] Burundi K003072257 Yes
Nganga, S.K. [134] Kenya K003074033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003931902 Yes
Johnson, W.P. [[1]] Mozambique K003930802 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4564] Ethiopia K003072721 Yes
s.coll. [M2] Kenya K003074037 Yes
Macnaughtan, G.; Colony, T. [86] Kenya K003074041 Yes
[C. D. Deslle] [1588] Malawi K003930807 Yes
Whyte, A.; Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K003930805 Yes
Mathew, B. [6365] Kenya K:SPC-06049.235 No
Kammathy, R.V. [73929] India K003070166 Yes
Aug 19, 1964 Wallich, N. [8978] BU Commelina persicariifolia var. geniculata K000794529 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 19, 1928 s.coll. [15893] India Commelina jacobii K000794503 Type Yes
Jun 19, 1928 s.coll. [15893] India Commelina jacobii K000794504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1928 Jacob, K.C. [9661] India Commelina jacobii K000794502 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacob, K.C. India Commelina jacobii K:SPC-15118.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India Commelina persicariifolia K003070156 Yes
Wight, R. [8984] India Commelina persicariifolia K000794533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [8984] India Commelina persicariifolia K003070154 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [689111804] Sri Lanka Commelina persicariifolia K000794534 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [8984] India Commelina persicariifolia K000794530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India Commelina persicariifolia K003070157 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Commelina persicariifolia K000794535 Type Yes
Wight, R. [8984] India Commelina persicariifolia K000794532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [8984] India Commelina persicariifolia K000794531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 21, 1964 Kumar, L.S.S. [s.n.] India Commelina alisagarensis K000794490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barnes, E. (Prof.) [s.n.] India Commelina petiolata K003070160 Yes
Bourne [1873] India Commelina petiolata K003070159 Yes
Barnes, E. (Prof.) [s.n.] India Commelina petiolata K003070163 Yes
Barnes, E. (Prof.) [2106] India Commelina petiolata K003070161 Yes
Saulière, A. [794] India Commelina petiolata K003070164 Yes
G.J.C. [[8980H]] Commelina petiolata K003070158 Yes
Barnes, E. (Prof.) [2066] India Commelina petiolata K003070162 Yes

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

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    • '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.
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  • 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

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