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H Commelina diffusa Burm.f. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Commelina (family Commelinaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 233842) with original publication details: Fl. Indica 18 1768.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172020-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied
Commelina agraria Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Commelina agraria var. prostrata (Kunth) Seub. Synonym L WCSP
Commelina agraria var. repens Seub. Synonym L WCSP
Commelina aquatica J.K.Morton Synonym H WCSP
Commelina caespitosa Roxb. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina cajennensis Kunth [Invalid] Synonym H WCSP
Commelina canariensis C.Sm. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina cayennensis Rich. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina communis Engelm. ex Kunth [Illegitimate] Synonym H WCSP
Commelina communis Walter [Illegitimate] Synonym H WCSP
Commelina diffusa subsp. aquatica (J.K.Morton) Ogwal Synonym L WCSP
Commelina diffusa var. cordispatha Rohweder Synonym L WCSP
Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa Synonym L WCSP
Commelina diffusa var. diffusa Synonym L TRO
Commelina diffusa f. glabra (G.Mey.) Rohweder Synonym L WCSP
Commelina diffusa var. major Kayama Synonym L WCSP
Commelina formosa Graham Synonym H WCSP
Commelina glabra G.Mey. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina gracilis Ruiz & Pav. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina gracilis var. glabrata C.Presl Synonym L WCSP
Commelina longicaulis Jacq. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina nudiflora f. agraria (Kunth) C.B.Clarke Synonym L WCSP
Commelina nudiflora var. glabrata (G.Mey.) C.B.Clarke Synonym L WCSP
Commelina nudiflora var. sellowiana (Kunth) Hicken Synonym L TRO
Commelina nudiflora var. werneana (Hassk.) C.B.Clarke Synonym L WCSP
Commelina obtusifolia Vahl Synonym H WCSP
Commelina ochreata Schauer Synonym H WCSP
Commelina pacifica Vahl Synonym H WCSP
Commelina pilosa Pers. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina pilosula Rich. Synonym H WCSP
Commelina prostrata Poepp. ex Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Commelina prostrata Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Commelina sellowiana Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Commelina werneana Hassk. Synonym H WCSP

Infraspecific taxa:

This species contains the following infraspecific taxa*.

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Synonyms
Commelina diffusa var. gigas (Small) Faden Accepted L WCSP 1
Commelina diffusa subsp. scandens (Welw. ex C.B.Clarke) Oberm. Accepted L WCSP 1

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Earlier versions

This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record kew-233842.

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