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March 2019

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Commelina L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 40 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000009041.

Literature

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Commelina:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina assurgens Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 22 1923 wfo-0000358045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina bibracteata Wied-Neuw. Beitr. Bras. 15. 1823. — wfo-0001296486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina boucheana Roem. & Schult. Syst. 7: 1180. 1829. — wfo-0001296487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina clandestina Mart. Index Seminum (M) 1841: 133 1841 — wfo-0000358302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina clarkeana De Wild. & T.Durand Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. III, 1: 245 1901 wfo-0000358308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina commelinoides Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 12 1775 wfo-0000358348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina cyanantha Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrient. 87 1897 wfo-0000358542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina diabolica Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 189 1939 wfo-0000358607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina dubia Delile Liliac. 6: t. 359 1812 — wfo-0000358716
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina fastigiata Schltr. Linnaea 23: 188. 1852. — wfo-0001296488
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina geniculata Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. 14 1893 — wfo-0000359039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina glabrata Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 108 108 1843 — wfo-0001296489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina graminifolia Sessé & Moc. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 12 1887 — wfo-0000359141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina grandiflora Ten. Cat. Orto Bot. Napoli 22 1845 wfo-0000359152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina harcocuskii Ten. Cat. Orto Bot. Napoli 100 1845 wfo-0000359243
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina hoffmanni Hassk. Ind. Commelin. 80. 1870. — wfo-0001296490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina ignorata Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 60 1843 wfo-0000359462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina loniceroides Engl. – — wfo-0001296495
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina lutea Cordem. Fl. Réunion 147 1895 wfo-0000359849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina nipponica Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 188 1939 wfo-0000360163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina nitens Ten. Cat. Orto Bot. Napoli 100 1845 wfo-0000360174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina pallida De Wild. Contr. Fl. Katanga Suppl.: 74 1930 wfo-0000360329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina paniculata Hill Veg. Syst. ed. 23: 4 1773 wfo-0000360362
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina phalangoides Crantz Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 459 1766 wfo-0000360442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina platyphylla Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana 897 897 1848 — wfo-0001296475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina pseudo-zanonia Kunth Enum. 4: 108. 1843. — wfo-0001296491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina pubescens Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 950 1815 wfo-0000360539
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina pubinervis Hassk. Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 4 1842 wfo-0000360543
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rafinesquei Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 60 1843 wfo-0000360614
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rorigera Fisch. ex Ten. Cat. Orto Bot. Napoli 100 1845 wfo-0000360697
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rotusta Kunth – — wfo-0001296476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rumphii Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 1: 126 1831 wfo-0000360793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rupiphraga Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 188 1939 wfo-0000360806