Checklist: Commelinaceae

COMMELINACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Obermeyer, A.A. & Faden, R.B. (1985) Commelinaceae Flora of Southern Africa 4(2)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
POLLIA Thunb. 
Pollia condensata C.B. Clarke
Aclisia condensata (C.B. Clarke) G. Brückn.
  
STANFIELDIELLA Brenan 
Stanfieldiella imperforata (C.B.Clarke) Brenan
var. imperforata
Buforrestia imperforata C.B.Clarke
Stanfieldiella imperforata (C.B.Clarke) Brenan
var. glabrisepala (De Wild.) Brenan
Buforrestia glabrisepala De Wild.
  
POLYSPATHA Benth. 
Polyspatha hirsuta Mildbr.
Polyspatha oligospatha Faden
Polyspatha paniculata Benth.
Commelina paniculata (Benth.) Roberty
Polyspatha glaucescens (C.B.Clarke) Hutch.
Polyspatha paniculata Benth. var. glaucescens C.B.Clarke
  
0894.000 PALISOTA Endl. 
Palisota ambigua (P.Beauv.) C.B.Clarke
Aneilema ambiguum (P.Beauv.) G.Don
Commelina ambigua P.Beauv.
Dichorisandra thysiana L.Linden
Dracaena triandra Afzel.
Duchekia hirsuta Kostel.
Palisota congolana Hua
Palisota micrantha K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke
Palisota plagiocarpa Hua
Palisota prionostachys C.B.Clarke
Palisota schweinfurthii C.B. Clarke
  
899.000 ANEILEMA R. Br. 
Aneilema aequinoctiale (P. Beauv.) Loudon
Aneilema adhaerens Kunth
Aneilema beniniense (P. Beauv.) Kunth
Aneilema lujai De Wild. & T. Durand
Aneilema mortehanii De Wild.
Commelina beniniensis P. Beauv.
Aneilema umbrosum Kunth
Commelina umbrosa Vahl

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https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=60, retrieved 16 June 2025

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