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Genus: Commelina
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Monocotyledons > Commelinales
> Family:
Commelinaceae
About 170
species, occurring in the warmer regions of the world, with 20 species in
southern Africa. Features of the capsules and seeds are import in species
identification.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Commelina africana
[= Commelina karooica, Commelina
welwitschiii]
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Commelina aspera |
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Commelina bella |
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Commelina benghalensis
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Commelina cecilae
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Commelina diffusa
[= Commelina scandens] |
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Commelina eckloniana |
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Commelina erecta
[= Commelina undulata, Commelina
gerrardii] |
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Commelina fluviatilis |
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Commelina forskaolii
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Commelina imberbis
[= Commelina kotschyi] |
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Commelina livingstonii |
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Commelina modesta |
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Commelina neurophylla
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Commelina nigritana
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Commelina nyasensis
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Commelina petersii |
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Commelina rogersii |
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Commelina subulata |
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Commelina zambesica |
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