Commelinaceae
Commelina
Commelina diffusa

Commelina diffusa subsp. montana J.K.Morton

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 60: 181 (1967)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Nigeria to SW. Kenya. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 55: 1-137. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9443] Cameroon K000108813 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Sidwell, K. [386] Cameroon K000108401 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2670] Cameroon K000108400 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Munyenyembe, P. [857] Cameroon K000746712 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Morton, J., K. [K 281] Ghana K000345528 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt [1650] Kenya K003073157 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1745] Cameroon K:SPC-01281.000 No
Arnstein Lye, K. [2476] Uganda K003073156 Yes

Sources

  • 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.
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  • 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