Commelinaceae
Polyspatha

Polyspatha paniculata Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 543 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to South Sudan and NW. Tanzania. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Commelinaceae, Robert Faden. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2012

Distribution
Range: Guinea, Sierre Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo–Brazzaville, Congo–Kinshasa, Cabinda, Sudan Flora districts: U2 U4 T1
[FTEA]

Commelinaceae, J. P. M. Brenan. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968

Morphology General Habit
Herb with decumbent stems or horizontal stolons rooting at nodes and erect leafy and flowering stems 6 in. to 2 ft. high
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Usually clustered more or less zig-zag inflorescence-axes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Small white flowers, open from 2.30-5 p.m.
Ecology
In lowland rain-forest.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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 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

    • 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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0