| Commelina welwitschii C.B. Clarke |
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| Family : COMMELINACEAE |
| Protologue : Monogr. Phan. 3: 175 (1881) |
| 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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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Commelina rhodesica Norl. (1948) |
| =Commelina filifolia K. Schum. (1903) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Herb with stems 10-45 cm tall, erect, glabrous or scabrous-pubescent |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Clearing in forest; bushy places on sandy soil; volcanic rocks; damp rocks; damp pastures; 720-1700 m alt. |
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Near C. petersii, C. imberbis but flowers yellow, C. sphaerorrhizoma (cf. Syst. Geogr. Pl. 79: 67-73, 2009) |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Oliver, D., Dyer, W.T.T.; Prain, D.; Hill, A.W. (1901). Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 53
 - Fl. S. Africa 4[2]: (1985).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°11607 |
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