Commelina benghalensis L.

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Records of this taxon from all countries 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
67099426 Apr 2014S Holt
S Holt
Upper part of sandy beachVilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique0Mozambique2135C4 GI5Locally abundant-21.94952235.3163157
109449012 Dec 2009JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows
BC Turpin
11578
RB Faden
BNRH

Road to school, western boundary of Licuati Forest Reserve.0Mozambique2632A4 M60Blue flowers. In light shade of coastal woodland in woodland /thicket mosaic on sands.2
109451023 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
264
RB Faden
BNRH

Nangade.0Mozambique1139B1 N236A herb with 1 m long stems scrambling through grass. Tiny blue flowers. Ovate leaves and red cilia on leaf-sheaths.-x000D- [photo of live plant attached to sheet]-11.02194439.7091676
109450020 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
258
RB Faden
BNRH

Ñ 55 km S of Macomia.0Mozambique1240C1 N179An uncommon herb with erect stems to 40 cm tall. Flowers blue. Subterranean flowers collected, too! Growing in woodland at the base of a granite outcrop in shade. In deep soil.-12.66305640.0233336
95437024 Jan 2005S Bartsch
MM Hochobes
S Kruger
ES Klaassen
S Bartsch
1826
S Rügheimer
WIND

Caprivi: Caprivi strip, along Rundu-Katima road, between Divundu and Omega.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822A2 101725 cm high; Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 25 cm high. Flowers small, blue, spathe valves fused at the base, bracts sparsely covered with bristly hairs. Leaves elliptic, scabrid, tapering into a long narrow cylinder at the base, ochna with red bristles along the margins. Stems erect, hairy, green. White sand. Under trees in shade.-18.00778022.4213902
93319021 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes
1151
S Rügheimer
WIND

Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park; Divundu-Kongola road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D4 102330 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herb, 30cm high. Flowers: blue. Leaves: elliptic - lanceolate.-17.88278022.8747205
1130640 2001Maputo Elephant Reserve2260Mozambique2632B4 (QDS approximate)M0Listed in SABONET News 7(1), 2001 23-29 Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve.2
121459019 Dec 1994MA Hyde
RB Drummond
MA Hyde
RB Drummond
Greystone Nature Preserve1,180Zimbabwe1731C1 C1470From a Provisional List of Plants dated 19 March 1994 compiled by Bob Drummond and Mark Hyde0
93743014 Feb 1985JA Potgieter
JA Potgieter
28
MAN Müller
WIND

Caprivi: Mahangu Game Reserve. Omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C4 0Herb; Notes: Herb. Sandy soil. Flowers blue.-17.87500023.3750005
296200 Jan 1954OB Miller
OB Miller
2068
SRGH

Among rocksFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1430 Herb. Flowers blue. [See note 16]0
232130 Mukuvisi Woodland1,20Zimbabwe1731C3 C00
232760 Thestor survey area1,80Zimbabwe1731C3 C00

Total records found: 12



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 benghalensis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=112590, retrieved 1 November 2024

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