Commelinaceae
Commelina
Commelina eckloniana

Commelina eckloniana subsp. echinosperma (K.Schum.) Faden

First published in Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Commelin.: 185 (2012)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Ethiopia to Zambia. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tweedie [1350] Kenya K003073938 Yes
Tweedie [3444] Kenya K003073940 Yes
Bax, R. [C2] Tanzania K003073942 Yes
Bax, R. [s.n.] Tanzania K003073946 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [485] Tanzania K003073948 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Tweedie, M. [69/719] Kenya K003073939 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [485] Tanzania K003073947 Yes
Bax, R. [C2] Tanzania K003073941 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10291] Tanzania K003073951 Yes
Bax, R. [s.n.] Tanzania K003073943 Yes
Richards, M.; Arasululu, S. [29160] Tanzania K003073953 Yes
Tanner, R. [4611] Tanzania K003073945 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [4943] Uganda K003073937 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [5783] Tanzania K003073949 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [4936] Uganda K003073936 Yes
Tanner, R. [4611] Tanzania K003073944 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11754] Tanzania K003073952 Yes
Lloyd, H.M. [37] Tanzania K003073950 Yes
Lebzun [9551] Cameroon Commelina echinulata K000345551 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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/

  • 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