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Commelina (dayflower)

Taxonomy
Commelina was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Commelina communis.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Commelina Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusCommelina

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Commelina Linnaeus 1753 [dayflower]
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Commelina africana Linnaeus 1753
Commelina axillaris Linnaeus 1753
Commelina benghalensis Linnaeus 1753
Commelina communis Linnaeus 1753
Commelina cristata Linnaeus 1753
Commelina erecta Linnaeus 1753
Commelina nudiflora Linnaeus 1753
Commelina tuberosa Linnaeus 1753
Commelina zanonia Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Commelina benghalensis (22335)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Commelina benghalensis (22629) Commelina forskalaei (22336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Commelina sp. (235839)