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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.

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Synonyms of Commelina

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Allosperma Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 122. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000001308
Allotria Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 70. 1836[1837]. wfo-4000001315
Ananthopus Raf. Fl. Ludov. 20–22. 1817. wfo-4000001846
Athyrocarpus Schltdl. Linnaea 26: 454. 1853[1855]. (Feb 1855) wfo-4000003576
Commelinopsis Pichon Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 227. 1946. wfo-4000009045
Dirtea Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 69. 1836[1837]. wfo-4000012106
Disecocarpus Hassk. Flora 49: 211. 1866. wfo-4000012161
Erxlebia Medik. Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6(Phys.): 494. 1790. wfo-4000013953
Eudipetala Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 68. 1836[1837]. wfo-4000014143
Heterocarpus Wight Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. 6: 29. 1853. wfo-4000017685
Larnalles Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 70 (1837) wfo-4000020608
Nephraeles Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 70. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837] wfo-4000025909
Phaeosphaerion Hassk. Flora 49: 212. 1866. wfo-4000029063
Spathodithyros Hassk. Flora 49: 211. 1866. wfo-4000035899
Trithyrocarpus Hassk. Flora 49: 211. 1866. wfo-4000039394
Omphalotheca Hassk. Bull. Congr. Int. Bot. Hort. Amsterdam 1865: 103 (1866) wfo-4000045322

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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 africana var. diffusa Brenan Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 217. 1964 wfo-1200015582
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina badamica Nandikar & Gurav Telopea 18: 514. 2015 [16 Dec 2015] [epublished] wfo-1000035249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina bainesii var. glabrata Rendle Trans. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: 52. 1894 wfo-1200015849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (C.B.Clarke) J.K.Morton J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 60: 215. 1967 (1967) wfo-1200012281
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 bicaeruloflora S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 6: 473 2023 wfo-1000057162
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 calandrinioides (F.Muell.) Zuntini & Frankel Amer. J. Bot. 108(7): 1086. 2021 wfo-1000040003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina clarkeana De Wild. & T.Durand Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. , sér. 3, 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 communis var. hebespatha H.Hara Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 52: 401. 1938 wfo-1200015734
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina communis var. hortensis Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 64. 1901 wfo-1200015640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina cyanantha Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes 87. 1897 (1897) wfo-0000358542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina danxiaensis Q.Fan, Long Y.Wang & W.Guo PhytoKeys 218: 120, figs. 1-4. 2023 [13 Jan 2023] (epublished) wfo-1000043385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina ensifolia var. ensifolia – – wfo-0001400957
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 forskaolii var. ramulosa C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. 3: 168. 1881 wfo-1200015824
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 1843 — wfo-0001296489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina gourmaca A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. i. 664 (1920), sphalm. wfo-0001351233
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. Ort. Bot. Napoli : 22 (1845) wfo-0000359152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina guyanensis Klotzsch ex Seub. Fl. Bras. 3(1): 262. 1855 (1855) wfo-1000036987
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina harcocuskii Hort.Pillnitz. ex Ten. Cat. Ort. 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 littoralis M.C.Naik & Nandikar Nordic J. Bot. 37(4)-e02168: 2. 2019 wfo-1000031681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina loniceroides Engl. – — wfo-0001296495
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina nitens Hort.Pilinitz. ex Ten. Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli : 100 (1845) wfo-0000360174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina occulta H.D.Juárez Phytotaxa 612(1): 68 2023 wfo-1000055106
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 paniculata Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 659. 1843 (1843) wfo-0000360392
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 poiretii F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 3: 75. 1834 (1834) wfo-1000036869
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 rara Roxb. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 402. 1840 wfo-0001351234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rebmanii León de la Luz Revista Mex. Biodivers. 90(3)-e902823: 3. 2019 wfo-1000031682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rorigera Fisch. ex Ten. Cat. Ort. 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 rupestris Nandikar & Gurav Webbia 73(2): 233. 2018 wfo-1000003575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina rupiphraga Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 188 (1939) wfo-0000360806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina semiovata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List n.° 8985. 1848 (1848) wfo-1000036870
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina subulata var. macrosperma C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. 3: 149. 1881 wfo-1200015650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina undulata var. undulata – – wfo-0001401072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina virginica f. villosa C.B.Clarke in DC. – wfo-0001323543
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina welwitschii var. glabra K.Schum. Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 183. 1903 wfo-1200015696
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina youngii Nandikar Brittonia 73(2): 185. 2021 wfo-1000026478