Commelina erecta subsp. erecta
Also known as: Commelina aethiopica C.B.Clarke +16 more
- Commelina aethiopica C.B.Clarke
- Commelina assurgens Larrañaga
- Commelina bahiensis Link
- Commelina caripensis Kunth
- Commelina crispa Wooton
- Commelina cyanantha Rojas Acosta
- Commelina elegans Kunth
- Commelina elegans var. glabriuscula Seub.
- Commelina elegans var. hirsuta Standl.
- Commelina erecta f. alba Magrath
- Commelina erecta f. albina Fernald
- Commelina erecta f. cana Standl. & Steyerm.
- Commelina erecta f. candida Standl. & Steyerm.
- Commelina erecta f. crispa (Wooton) Fernald
- Commelina erecta f. hamipila (C.Wright ex Sauvalle) Brashier
- Commelina erecta f. intercursa Fernald
- Commelina erecta f. roseopurpurea (Herter) Bacig.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or tuberous geophyte.
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Commelina erecta subsp. erecta is a tuberous plant within the Commelinaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this subspecies is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Commelina erecta, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Chad, Colombia, Colorado, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Malawi, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Namibia, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Senegal, Somalia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Chile Central, Japan, Madeira, Palestine, Spain
Base Species & Variations