Commelinaceae
Commelina

Commelina ensifolia R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 269 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, New Guinea to Australia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Barnes, E.; Nandikar, M.D. [2014] India K003070401 Yes
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India K003070402 Yes
Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP1935] India K003070407 Yes
Nowicke, J.W.; Jayasuria, M. [295] Sri Lanka K003070395 Yes
Mueller-Dombois, D.; Cooray, R.G. [69011703R] Sri Lanka K003070396 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003070380 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Britto, S.J.; Usha, A. [42175] India K003070400 No
Subramanian, K.N. [70965] India K003070393 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16887] India K003070387 Yes
Streimann, H. [NGF47877] Papua New Guinea K003070796 Yes
[illegible] [5522] Burma K003070381 Yes
Thomson, G. [105] India K003070383 Yes
Clayton, D. [5314] Sri Lanka K003070397 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15131] India K003070386 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [535] India K003070404 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Rix, E.M.; Schneller, J. [20] India K003070406 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1065] India K003070403 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [135] India K003070405 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [RHT16380] India K003070394 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20923] India K003070390 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12199] India K003070388 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003070385 Yes
Brown, R. [5733] Australia K000854031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Saldanha, C.J. [14114] India K003070378 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [57054] Sri Lanka K003070399 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000854047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [1531] India K003070392 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15714] India K003070391 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images