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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Commelina
Linnaeus
Authorship
Linnaeus
Rank
Genus
NomenclaturalStatus
NomLeg
Placed in
Commelinaceae
Contains
Commelina acutissima
Urban
Commelina auriculata
Blume
Commelina benghalensis
Linnaeus
Commelina blainii
(C. Wright) Woodson
Commelina cantonensis
S. Y. Hu
Commelina caroliniana
Walter
Commelina chinensis
Osbeck
Commelina communis
Linnaeus
Commelina crispa
Wooton
Commelina dianthifolia
Delile
Commelina diffusa
N. L. Burman
Commelina erecta
Linnaeus
Commelina forskaolli
Vahl
Commelina gigas
Small
Commelina hamipila
C. Wright
Commelina hexandra
Aublet
Commelina leiandra
(Torrey) C. B. Clarke
Commelina linearis
Bentham
Commelina luzonensis
Elmer
Commelina maculata
Edgeworth
Commelina nashii
Small
Commelina nudiflora
Linnaeus
Commelina ochreata
Schauer
Commelina paludosa
Blume
Commelina polygama
Roth
Commelina salicifolia
Roxburgh
Commelina saxicola
Small
Commelina scabra
Bentham
Commelina sp.
Commelina swingleana
Nash
Commelina undulata
R. Brown
Commelina virginica
Linnaeus
Remarks
Type: C. communis L.
Citation
1753
Sp. Pl.
40
Holdings
2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Commelina Linnaeus
Identification made in
[no date] (2)
