Commelina obliqua Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb.
Life form annual
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 -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bilious (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified)
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

Flower

Commelina obliqua flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Commelina obliqua world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172224-1
WFO ID wfo-0000360212
COL ID XFPF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731736
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Synonyms

Commelina monticola Commelina polyspatha Commelina bambusifolioides Commelina mathewsii Phaeosphaerion mathewsii Trithyrocarpus polyspatha Commelina robusta f. vestita Commelina scabrata Commelina vestita Commelina robusta Heterocarpus obliquus Commelina vilavelhensis Phaeosphaerion persicariifolium var. scabratum Commelina erecta var. obliqua Commelina monticola var. vestita Commelina semi-ovata Commelina obliqua