| Commelina benghalensis L. |
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| Family : COMMELINACEAE |
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 41 (1753)  |
| Information on the genus : Commelina |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (naturalised) |
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| Status for NA : | accepted (naturalised-introduced) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Commelina benghalensis L. var. benghalensis (1753) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra Pic. Serm. |
| =Commelina phaeochaeta Chiov. (1929) |
| =Commelina uncata C.B. Clarke (1881) |
| =Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (C.B. Clarke) J.K. Morton |
| =Commelina benghalensis var. hirsuta C.B. Clarke |
| =Commelina cufodontii Chiov. (1939) |
| =Commelina kilimandscharica K. Schum. (1895) |
| =Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk. |
| =Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk. var. pyrrhoblepharis |
| =Commelina canescens Vahl (1805) |
| =Commelina senegalensis Ten. |
| =Commelina turbinata Vahl |
| =Commelina procurrens Schltdl. |
| =Commelina prostrata Regel |
| =Commelina radiciflora R. Br. ex C.B. Clarke |
| =Commelina rhizocarpa Afzel. ex C.B. Clarke |
| =Commelina cucullata L. |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Commelina benghalensis L. var. benghalensis (1753) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Herb; distribution: Naturalised in Madagascar. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Peyre de Fabrègues B. & J. P. Lebrun (1976). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Niger. Maison Alfort
- Boudet G. & J.P. Lebrun (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. Etudes et Synthèses IEMVT 16
- Hedberg, I., S. Edwards & al. (eds) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 374
- Pl. Mt Cameroon : 150 (1998).
- Cheek M., B.J. Pollard, I. DArbyshire & J.-M. Onana (2004). The Plants of the Kupe, Mwanenguba & Bakossi Mountains, a Cameroon: Conservation Checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Fl. anal. Bénin : 73 (2006).
- Fl. Rép. Guinée 1: 387 (2009).
- Checklist Commel. Equat. Guinea : 110 (2009).
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:37 (2012)
- Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Commelinaceae Commel.: 200 (2012)
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
- César J. & C. Chatelain (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména
Bibliography for North Africa :
- BARRY J. P. & J. C. CELLES (1991). Flore de Mauritanie. Institut supérieur scientifique de Nouakchott - Université de Nice. 2: 374
- Sommerfeltia 17: 1.297 (1993).
- Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 4: 123 (2005).
- List Fungi, Fl. Fau. Madeira Selv. Arch. : 203 (2008).
Bibliography other :
- Upl. Kenya wild flow. ed.2 : 136 (1994).
- Thulin (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 91
- Sida 20: 419 (2002).
- Lilloa 45: 34-38 (2008).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
| see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Fgui |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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| Record n°156462 modified 2007-04-18 |
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