Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina imberbis Ehrenb. ex Hassk.

First published in G.Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 209 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 49
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 185 (1967).
  • in Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 209 (1867)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2005 Welwitsch [6613] Angola K000345610 Type Yes
Feb 1, 2005 Welwitsch [6616] Angola K000345609 Type Yes
Chandler, R. [1114] Uganda K003073967 Yes
[H. Kositschown] [1833] Tanzania K003073986 Yes
Ogwal, E.N. [104] Uganda K003073961 Yes
Faden, R.B. [68/232] Kenya K003073978 Yes
Hasegawa, T.; Hasegawa, M. [27] Tanzania K003073994 Yes
Sangster, R.G. [S548] Uganda K003073963 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [759] Kenya K:SPC-01784.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3699] Tanzania K:SPC-12962.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2636] Uganda K:SPC-31025.000 No
[S. H. Padek] [91] Uganda K003073957 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [155] Tanzania K:SPC-02204.000 No
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [2918] Kenya K003073984 Yes
[Oautu] [Oautu-16] Uganda K003073964 Yes
Newbould, J.; Harley, R.M. [4375] Tanzania K003073992 Yes
Faden, R.B. [68/891] Kenya K003073974 Yes
Verdcourt [826] Uganda K003073965 Yes
Faulkner, H. [876] Tanzania K:SPC-04559.000 No
[Shigeo uehara] [SU92-7] Tanzania K003073995 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/301] Kenya K003073982 Yes
Ndegwa, J. [215] Kenya K003073976 Yes
Dingler [201A] Tanzania K003073990 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/545] Tanzania K003073988 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Dyer, R. [7477] Kenya K003073973 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [11161] Tanzania K003073989 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2198] Tanzania K:SPC-04561.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [986] Kenya K:SPC-02203.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13531] Kenya K003073971 Yes
[Shigeo Uehara] [Su92-6] Tanzania K003073993 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.; Siggins, E. [69/312] Kenya K003073977 Yes
Kalema, J. [JK3352] Uganda K003073955 Yes
[R. Chandler] [1114] Uganda K003073966 Yes
Newbould, J.; Harley, R.M. [4375] Tanzania K003073991 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/805] Kenya K003073972 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [2999] Kenya K003073983 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [4940] Uganda K003073958 Yes
Sheil, D. [1528] Uganda K003073962 Yes
[M. S. Sahan] [2247] Kenya K003073975 Yes
[S. H. Padek] [91] Uganda K003073956 Yes
Andrews, H.; Bally, P.R.O. [5175] Kenya K003073981 Yes
Ogwal, E.N. [129] Uganda K003073968 Yes
Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2384] Kenya K003073985 Yes
Ogwal, E.N. [134] Uganda K003073969 Yes
Tweedie [2636] Uganda K003073959 Yes
Ogwal, E.N. [104] Uganda K003073960 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [69/804;70/804] Kenya K003073980 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Siggins, S. [69/312] Kenya K003073979 Yes
Bax, R. [G1] Tanzania K003073987 Yes
Lye, K.A. [5102] Uganda K003073970 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [294] Kenya K:SPC-19101.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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