Commelina auriculata Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stems erect, to 1.4 m, glabrous except sparsely hairy in a line distally. Leaf sheaths hirsute-ciliate at mouth, ciliate in a line along 1 side, with red lines; petiole short, ca. 3 mm; leaf blade elliptic or lanceolate, 2--4(--6) × 1--2 cm, adaxially sparsely scabrid, abaxially sometimes pubescent, or glabrous on both surfaces. Involucral bracts borne opposite leaves, 1(--3) aggregated at apex of each branch, with ca. 5 mm long stalk, funnelform, ca. 1 cm, glabrous or slightly white hispid, proximal margins connate, apex acute. Cincinnus 1; proximal branch undeveloped; distal branch with 2--5 small, bisexual flowers. Sepals 3--4 mm, membranous. Petals white, 2 longer ones ca. 7 mm, proximal one ca. 3 mm. Capsule globose, trigonous, ca. 4 mm, 3-valved, or 2-valved with posterior valve indehiscent. Seeds 1 per valve, gray-brown, ellipsoid, ca. 3.5 mm, smooth, flat on 1 surface. Fr. Nov.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 37
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Commelina auriculata world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171907-1
WFO ID wfo-0000358076
COL ID XFDZ
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Synonyms

Commelina auriculata f. albiflora Commelina auriculata f. diltopurpurea Commelina blumei Commelina auriculata Commelina oblongifolia Commelina taiwaniana