Commelina rufipes var. glabrata (D.R.Hunt) Faden & D.R.Hunt
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Authority
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
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Family
Commelinaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Herbs. Leaf sheaths 1.5—2 cm long, cylindrical, subglabrous, submembranous, striate, brown-ciliate at mouth and on ventral suture; petiole 1-3 mm long; blade ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, glabrous or glabrescent, sometimes minutely puberulous or setulose-scabrous beneath, 7-18 X 2-6.5 cm, asymmetrical and rounded at base, acuminate to acute at apex, the primary veins giving impression of being stitched, transverse veinlets often prominent; otherwise as in preceding taxon.
Distribution and Ecology - Fl (Nov), Fr (Feb—Aug); weedy areas in village and frequently on rocks in streams.