Commelina nigritana Benth.

African dayflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.3m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
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 nigritana world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172215-1
WFO ID wfo-0000360111
COL ID XFP6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Commelina nigritana Commelina nigritana var. nigritana

Lower taxons

Commelina nigritana var. gambiae Commelina nigritana subsp. aggregata