Commelina erecta L.

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Mozambique records: View all records (11)

Records of this taxon from Mozambique are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
109462011 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
295
RB Faden
BNRH

Chimanimani Gate Camp.0Mozambique1933C1 MS592As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. Herb with lilac flowers, lanceolate leaves with light green mid-rib. Growing on the edge of forest near the Little Mussapa River.-19.58638933.0850006
109459006 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
294
RB Faden
BNRH

Ndzhou Campsite.0Mozambique1933C2 MS630As Commelina erecta erecta in BNRH.Common herb with blue flowers, growing in a clearing in the forest., Occurrence: common-19.73305633.3388896
109464004 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
291
RB Faden
BNRH

Save floodplain.0Mozambique2134A2 GI74As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. Bushy herb with lilac flowers and scabrid leaves; in dappled shade of forest margin.-21.03972234.2611116
109460011 Dec 2009JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows
BC Turpin
11567
RB Faden
BNRH

Casa Lisa Campsite, between Maracuene and Manhica, Maputo Province0Mozambique2532D1 M55As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A sub-erect herb with glabrous leaves with lighter coloured midrib. Spathes and leaf sheaths hispid. Spathes terminally clustered, producing ink-blue-flowers. Locally common in open short grassy area, occasionally mown.-25.58527832.6533337
109461011 Dec 2009JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows
BC Turpin
11570
RB Faden
BNRH

Next to M-Cel tower 10 km from Bilene on road to Macia.0Mozambique2533A1 GI67As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A sub-erect herb with glabrous leaves with lighter coloured midrib. Spathes and leaf sheaths hispid. Spathes terminally clustered, producing ink-blue flowers. Locally common in clearing in evergreen forest on coastal plain, on gentle slope.-25.19194433.2100007
109463026 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
266
RB Faden
BNRH

Save Sand Forest, 16 km SE of Save River bridge on EN1.0Mozambique2134B1 GI80As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A trailing herb with blue flowers on ascending shoots. Much-branched. Leaves linear-elliptic. Growing along the road in sand forest.-x000D- [photo of live plant attached to sheet]-21.21277834.6705566
109458004 Mar 2007BC Turpin
BC Turpin
40
BC Turpin
BNRH

Layby on EN1 (lunch stop!) before Save River crossing.0Mozambique2134B1 GI100As Commelina erecta erecta in BNRH.Blue flowers. Hairy, lanceolate leaves, 7.5 cm long. In grass, trailing.4

Total records found: 7



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Records of: Commelina erecta.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=112640, retrieved 28 March 2024

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