Commelina kotschyi Hassk. |
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Family : COMMELINACEAE |
Protologue : Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 207 (1867) |
Information on the genus : Commelina |
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Status
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Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Annual or short-lived perennial herb with fibrous roots; stems erect or ascending to 30 cm tall, pale green, slightly purplish tinged, glabrous |
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see more in the book |
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Ecology : |
Acacia bushland and woodland, weed in cultivations, irrigated fields; dense thickets; 700-1780 m alt. |
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A largely misinterpreted species, or unrecognized in floras (Faden, Novon 18: 473, 2008). |
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S. Africa, Swaziland, Namibia; India. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Hedberg, I., S. Edwards & al. (eds) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 368
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Oliver, D., Dyer, W.T.T.; Prain, D.; Hill, A.W. (1901). Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 49
 - Fl. S. Africa 4[2]: (1985).
Bibliography other :
- Upl. Kenya wild flow. ed.2 : t.136 (1994).
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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