Commelina acutispatha
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| Internal ID | UUID643ff3d63a04d335358160 |
| Scientific name | Commelina acutispatha |
| Authority | De Wild. |
| First published in | Pl. Bequaert. 5: 164 (1931) |
Description Top
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Commelina acutispatha is a herbaceous plant found in East and Central Africa, with a limited distribution in Uganda. It is also known in other African countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This plant is commonly found in regions of West Africa with significant forest cover, where it can be considered a weed. It prefers disturbed, moist soils and often grows over other plants. The name Commelina thomasii was previously used for West African plants until it was discovered that it was the same species as Commelina acutispatha, which was originally found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The petals of this plant can range in color from white to pale lilac to violet, with the lower petal being about half the size of the upper paired petals. The central anther is said to have a blue patch on the connective. It produces solitary spathes on a peduncle covered in hook-hairs.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Commelina thomasii | Hutch. | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 243 (1939) |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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East Tropical Africa
- Uganda
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Cameroon
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000357916 |
| Tropicos | 100171140 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171874-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-233674 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3945380 |
| IPNI | 171874-1 |
| GBIF | 2764127 |
| Freebase | /m/0j7jfc2 |
| EOL | 1122823 |
| Wikipedia | Commelina_acutispatha |
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