Commelina benghalensis L.

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Commelina benghalensis L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 135, Oct 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Metropolitan Manila. Luzon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4316011

    Occurrence ID: 019f70c4-a213-4e16-89db-e95cde58f540

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Commelina benghalensis L.

COM MELINA Linnaeus
Commellna polygama Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 25 (poligama); ed. 2? (1$4?5>
18; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 34, t. IS, non Roth=COMMELINA BENGHAL-
EN3I3 Linn. *
This species is common and widely distributed throughout the
settled areas of the Philippines at low and medium altitudes.
It is apparently an introduced plant in the Archipelago;
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, October, i9i4
(Merrill; Species Blancoame No. 135).
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