Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina subcucullata C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 53 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malawi. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 5, 1900 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000345623 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 31, 1897 Scott Elliot, G.F. [8675] Malawi K000345621 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7791] Tanzania K003074964 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [Q1680B] Zimbabwe K003930876 Yes
Hornby [3541] Mozambique K003930873 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000345622 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [611] Malawi K003930874 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/721] Malawi K003930875 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7791] Tanzania K003074965 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