Commelina africana var. lancispatha C.B.Clarke

Variety

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina > Commelina africana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 37
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Commelina africana var. lancispatha world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77189736-1
WFO ID wfo-0000357945
COL ID 5N83F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Commelina boehmiana Commelina dinteri Commelina elliotii Commelina buchananii Commelina involucrosa Commelina kirkii Commelina africana var. lancispatha Commelina krebsiana var. glabriuscula