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Commelina erecta L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 41 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000358795.

Synonyms of Commelina erecta L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Commelina bainesii C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. 3: 184 (1881) wfo-0000358101
Commelina kurzii var. glochidea K.D.Koenig ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 6: 373 1892 wfo-0000359674
Commelina setosa Wight Numer. List [Wallich] n. 8981. 1848 [5 Aug 1848] wfo-0000360978
Commelina sulcata Hoffmanns. Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 74. 1820 wfo-0000361200
Commelina sulcata Hoffmanns. Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 74. 1820 wfo-0001296492
Commelina erecta f. erecta wfo-0001296501
Commelina erecta var. typica Fernald Rhodora 42: 438 (1940) wfo-0001382093

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link