Commelina rufipes Seub.

Cojite blanco (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-0.6m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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 rufipes world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63910-2
WFO ID wfo-0000360743
COL ID XFRZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731737
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Synonyms

Athyrocarpus persicariifolius Athyrocarpus pseudomonosperma Commelina persicariifolia Commelina rufipes Commelinopsis glabrata Commelinopsis rufipes Phaeosphaerion pseudomonosperma Phaeosphaerion rufipes Tradescantia portoricensis Commelina pseudomonosperma Phaeosphaerion persicariifolium Commelina rufipes var. rufipes Phaeosphaerion persicariifolium var. rufipes Athyrocarpus rufipes

Lower taxons

Commelina rufipes var. glabrata