Commelina obliqua
Also known as: Athyrocarpus mathewsii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze +18 more
- Athyrocarpus mathewsii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
- Commelina bambusifolioides Matuda
- Commelina erecta var. obliqua (Vahl) C.B.Clarke
- Commelina mathewsii (C.B.Clarke) Faden & D.R.Hunt
- Commelina monticola Seub.
- Commelina monticola var. vestita (Seub.) C.B.Clarke
- Commelina obliqua f. albiflora Hochr.
- Commelina polyspatha Wight
- Commelina robusta f. vestita (Seub.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Commelina robusta Kunth
- Commelina robusta var. vestita (Seub.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Commelina scabrata Seub.
- Commelina semiovata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Commelina vestita Seub.
- Commelina vilavelhensis Corrêa da Maia, Cervi & Tardivo
- Heterocarpus obliquus (Vahl) Hassk.
- Phaeosphaerion mathewsii C.B.Clarke
- Phaeosphaerion persicariaefolium var. scabratum (Seub.) C.B.Clarke
- Phaeosphaerion persicariifolium var. scabratum (Seub.) C.B.Clarke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Commelina obliqua is a herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Commelinaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles