Commelina schweinfurthii C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

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Blue or brownish-orange flowers.
Spathes usually one per stem
Linear leaves
Herb
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 37
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Commelina schweinfurthii world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172337-1
WFO ID wfo-0000360954
COL ID XFSS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Commelina schweinfurthii

Lower taxons

Commelina schweinfurthii subsp. carsonii Commelina schweinfurthii subsp. cecilae Commelina schweinfurthii subsp. schweinfurthii