Commelina capitata Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

Also characterized by the usual presence of reddish hairs round margins of leaf-sheaths spathes
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Straggling, rather robust herb up to 4 ft. high, often rooting from lower nodes
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.22
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Characterized by yellow flowers (open from 8-11 a.m.)
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In high forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Commelina capitata world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171951-1
WFO ID wfo-0000358224
COL ID 5ZSCC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Commelina capitata