Biology:Commelina mascarenica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Commelina mascarenica | |
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| Commelina mascarenica inflorescence and flower; plant collected in Somalia, but growing in a greenhouse | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Commelina |
| Species: | C. mascarenica
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| Binomial name | |
| Commelina mascarenica C.B.Clarke
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Commelina mascarenica is a monocotyledonous, herbaceous plant in the dayflower family from East Africa. This pale blue-flowered herb is found in a variety of open habitats from open bush to roadsides. Although the species was originally thought to be restricted to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, further study revealed that the species is also widely distributed along the East African coast from Somalia south to Mozambique. It had formerly been confused with the closely related species Commelina imberbis and Commelina lukei, the latter occurring alongside C. mascarenica throughout much of its range.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Faden, Robert B. (2008), "Commelina mascarenica (Commelinaceae), an overlooked Malagasy species in Africa", Adansonia, 3 30 (1): 47–55, http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/14893_a08n1a5.pdf, retrieved 2009-01-14
- ↑ Faden, Robert B. (2008), "New Species of Commelina (Commelinaceae) from East and South-central Africa", Novon 18 (4): 469–479, doi:10.3417/2007025, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/121855
Wikidata ☰ Q5152284 entry
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