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Commelina Plum. ex 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
Commelina sect. Commelina L. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3400007766
Commelina sect. Erxlebia Kuntze Lexicon Generum Phanerogamarum 1903 wfo-3400007767
Commelina sect. Eucommelina C.B.Clarke Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3400007768
Commelina sect. Heteropyxis C.B.Clarke Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3400007770
Commelina sect. Spathodithyros C.B.Clarke Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3400007771
Commelina sect. Trithyrocarpus C.B.Clarke Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3400007772
Commelina subg. Commelina L. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3500002065
Commelina subg. Didymoon C.B.Clarke Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3500002066
Commelina subg. Monoon C.B.Clarke Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3 1881 wfo-3500002068
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
Tapheocarpa Conran Austral. Syst. Bot. 7: 585 (1994) wfo-4000037559
Trithyrocarpus Hassk. Flora 49: 211. 1866. wfo-4000039394
Omphalotheca Hassk. Bull. Congr. Int. Bot. Hort. Amsterdam 1865: 103 (1866) wfo-4000045322
Hedwigia Medik. Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 495 (1790) — wfo-4100005873
Isanthina Rchb. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 400. (1840) — wfo-4100005874
Lechea Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 60 (1790) — wfo-4100005875
Ovidia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 68. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837] — wfo-4100005876
Commelyna Hoffmanns. ex Endl. Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 125. (1836) [Dec 1836] — wfo-4100005892
Dissecocarpus Hassk. Commelin. Ind.: 9. (1870) [Apr 1870] — wfo-4100005893

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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 attenuata var. gideonii Nandikar Commelin. India 54 (2024) wfo-1200105900
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina badamica var. palkondensis Sivaram., Yugandhar & L.J.Singh Nordic J. Bot. 2024(3)-e04152: 4 2024 wfo-1200098527
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 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 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 durandii R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(4): 14 (2024) wfo-1000075373
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 kurzii subsp. indica Nandikar Commelin. India 73 (2024) wfo-1200105901
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 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 petersii subsp. geniculata (C.B.Clarke) Nandikar Commelin. India 81 (2024) wfo-1200105902
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) 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 rorigera Fisch. ex Ten. Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli : 100 (1845) wfo-0000360697
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
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina sect. Eudipetala (Raf.) Kuntze Lexicon Generum Phanerogamarum 1903 wfo-3400007769
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 shengmushanensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 308 2024 wfo-1000076490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Commelina songgangensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 315 2024 wfo-1000076491
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 () 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 wildemanii R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(4): 14 (2024) wfo-1000075374