Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina virginica L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 61 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Japan, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Curtiss, A.H. United States K003932068 Yes
[illegible] K003932394 Yes
McDonnell, C.; Donald, M.; Faden, R.B.; Yankowski, S. United States K003932078 Yes
Steinbach, J. [6732] Bolivia K003932789 Yes
[G. Schweinhers] [s.n.] Colombia K003932770 Yes
s.coll. K003932396 Yes
Seibert, R.J. [547] Panama K003932766 Yes
MacRoberts, D.T. United States K003932079 Yes
Aristeguieta, L. [5393] Venezuela K003932777 Yes
Spruce, R. [4101] Peru K000201651 Yes
Lewis, W.H.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S. [42] Panama K003932768 Yes
MacRoberts, D.T. United States K003932080 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3825] Colombia K003932774 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [88329] Venezuela K003932776 Yes
Weberbauer, A. [s.n.] Peru K003932786 Yes
Combs, R. Cuba K003932399 Yes
Holton, I.F. [125] Colombia K003932773 Yes
Rao, R.S. [32747] India K003070471 Yes
Mathews [433] Peru K003932782 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [24920] Bolivia K003932791 Yes
Leon, J. Cuba K003932402 Yes
Anderson, B. [1806] Colombia K003932772 Yes
Seibert, R.J. [106] Panama K003932767 Yes
Wolstenholme, G.E. [25] Bolivia K003932790 Yes
Sintenis, P. K003932400 Yes
Sinclair, A. [s.n.] Panama K003932765 Yes
Sinclair, A. [s.n.] Ecuador K003932783 Yes
Spruce, R. [4101] Peru K000201652 Yes
Nagelkerken, W.P. [343] Curacao K003932780 Yes
Smith, H.H. [s.n.] Colombia K003932771 Yes
Bush, B.F. United States K003932065 Yes
Hale, J. United States K003932071 Yes
Sinclair; Hinds [s.n.] Ecuador K003932784 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K003932769 Yes
Short, C.W. United States K003932072 Yes
Wingfield, R. [6363] Venezuela K003932778 Yes
Bush, B.F. United States K003932066 Yes
s.coll. K003932070 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K003932781 Yes
Boldingh, I. K003932401 Yes
Klug, G. [4401] Peru K003932785 Yes
s.coll. [11543] Venezuela K003932775 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. K003932397 Yes
Waby, J.F. Barbados K003932395 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. Bahamas, The K003932398 Yes
Waters Jamaica K003932391 Yes
MacRoberts, D.T. United States K003932081 Yes
Wright, C. K003932392 Yes
Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B.; Vargas, C. [10514] Peru K003932787 Yes
Wingfield, R. [5484] Venezuela K003932779 Yes
Miguel Bang Lectæ, A. [2010] Bolivia K003932788 Yes
Baxter, M.S. United States K003932077 Yes
Hooker United States K003932069 Yes
Allard, H.A. Dominican Republic K003932403 Yes
Drummond United States K003932064 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. United States K003932067 Yes
s.coll. Jamaica K003932393 Yes
[Tainturier] United States Commelina hirtella K003932073 Yes
s.coll. Commelina hirtella K003932075 Yes
Barter Commelina hirtella K003932074 Yes
Stevens, G.W. United States Commelina hirtella K003932076 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