Commelina schweinfurthii C.B.Clarke
subsp. ceciliae (C.B. Clarke) Faden
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Borrowdale Common, Harare
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Borrowdale Common, Harare
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Borrowdale Common, Harare
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Near Dam 2, Nyika National Park
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Near Dam 2, Nyika National Park
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Near Dam 2, Nyika National Park
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Near Dam 2, Nyika National Park
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Synonyms:
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Commelina ceciliae C.B. Clarke
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Type location:
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Zimbabwe |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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schweinfurthii: after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), German botanical collector and taxonomist. |
Habitat:
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Woodland and grassland, usually in seasonally wet or swampy areas |
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Worldwide distribution:
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DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,W,C,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Lk |
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Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 294. as Commelina ceciliae
Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 222 - 226.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 86. as Commelina ceciliae
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 108. as Commelina ceciliae
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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Commelina schweinfurthii subsp. ceciliae. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=112610, retrieved 19 April 2024
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