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Commelina livingstoni

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Name

Identification
Commelina erecta L. [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Commelina livingstoni C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] Verified by Clarke, C.B.,
Related name
  • Commelina subcucullata
  • Commelina modesta
  • Commelina erecta
  • Commelina holubii
  • Commelina livingstoni

Flora

Entry for COMMELINA Livingstoni C. B. Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 7, page 7, (1900) Author: (By C. B. CLARKE.)
Names
COMMELINA Livingstoni C. B. Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE], in DC. Monogr. iii. 190, including Var. β
Information
stem 1 ft. long, diffuse; leaves linear, nearly glabrous or more or less villous or shaggy; spathes 1–3, close together, oblique funnel-shaped, with short acute or hooked point, hispid; petals blue or white, “pale pinkish” (Galpin); capsule membranous, 2-celled, 2-seeded; seeds large, ellipsoid, smooth. null
Range
Also in South-East Trop. Africa.
Distribution
EASTERN REGION Natal; Inanda, Wood, 369! 409! and without precise locality, Sanderson!KALAHARI REGION Bechuanaland; Hamapery, near Kuruman, Burchell, 2515! Transvaal, McLea in Hb. Bolus, 5796! Bosch Veld, Rehmann, 4866! Barberton, 2900 ft., Galpin, 808! Pilgrim's Rest, Greenstock! Mooi River, Burke, 339! Apies River, Burke!SOUTH AFRICA without locality; Zeyher, 1729!

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