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Commelina demissa

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Name

Identification
Commelina demissa C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Clarke, C. B., Commelina latifolia Hochst. [family COMMELINACEAE ]
Related name
  • Commelina demissa
  • Commelina latifolia

Flora

Entry for COMMELINA demissa C. B. Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 8, page 25, (1902) Author: (By C. B. Clarke.)
Names
COMMELINA demissa C. B. Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE]
Information
Pubescent. Stem 1 ft. long, branched, with internodes 1–3 in. long; leaves 3 1/2 by 1/2 in., narrowly-oblong, attenuated at either end, when mature hairy on both faces. Peduncles scattered, exserted 0– 1/3 in. from the leaf-sheath. Spathes 1/2– 2/3 in. long, ovate, acute, considerably smaller than in any other species of the C. latifolia group, hairy, with obscure longitudinal purple veins, margins free at the base. Petals blue when dry. Capsule scarcely 1/5 in. long, square, 4-seeded. Seeds small, globose, dark brown, smooth.
Distribution
Nyasaland Mozamb. Dist. Mount Malosa, 4000–6000 ft., Whyte!

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