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Commelina neurophylla

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Name

Identification
Commelina bianoensis De Wild. [family COMMELINACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Commelina neurophylla C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Faden R.B., 2000
Related name
  • Commelina neurophylla
  • Commelina latifolia
  • Commelina bianoensis

Flora

Entry for COMMELINA neurophylla 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 neurophylla C. B. Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE]
Information
Nearly glabrous. Branches 12–18 in. long; internodes 2–5 in. long. Leaves 3 1/2 by 1/3 in. (usually narrow), linear-oblong or linear, often dilated at the base; longitudinal nerves 5–7, conspicuous in the dry specimens. Peduncles solitary towards the ends of the branches, exserted 1/2–2 1/2 in. from the leaf-sheath. Spathes 2/3– 3/4 in. long, triangular in outline, obliquely funnel-shaped, green, with obscure green longitudinal veins; margins connate, often for 1/2 in. Petals blue. Capsule 1/5 in. long, square, 4-seeded. Seeds globose, smooth, brown.
Distribution
Nyasaland Mozamb. Dist. Tanganyika Plateau, 2000–3000 ft., Whyte! Nyika Plateau, 6000–7000 ft., Whyte! Kondowe to Karonga, 2000–6000 ft., Whyte! Mount Zomba, 4000–6000 ft., Whyte! Shire Highlands, Buchanan!

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