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Commelina cyanea (scurvy weed)

Synonyms: Commelina communis (heterotypic); Commelina cyanea f. albiflora; Commelina cyanea var. verreauxii

Wikipedia Abstract

Commelina cyanea, commonly known as scurvy weed, is a perennial prostrate herb of the family Commelinaceae native to moist forests and woodlands of eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. The blue flowers appear over the warmer months and are pollinated by bees and flies.
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Infraspecies

Commelina cyanea var. cyanea
Commelina cyanea var. cynaea

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kakadu National Park II 4744348 Northern Territory, Australia
Norfolk Island National Park II 1723 Australian external territories, Australia  

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0