Commelina bracteosa Hassk.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

Blue flowers in spathes which are borne singly or laxly aggregated; peduncle of spathe 8-22 mm. long. (See note under C. lagosensis.)
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Perennial herb with erect to straggling or even almost prostrate stems
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses animal food medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Commelina bracteosa habit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Commelina bracteosa leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Commelina bracteosa flower picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Commelina bracteosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171937-1
WFO ID wfo-0000358189
COL ID 5ZSC8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Commelina bracteosa

Lower taxons

Commelina bracteosa subsp. rhizomifera Commelina bracteosa var. lagosensis Commelina bracteosa subsp. bracteosa