Commelina sphaerorrhizoma Faden & Layton

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Status:	Native
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Type location:	Zambia
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Habitat:	Woodland, grassland, edges of bogs, roadsides, usually in sandy soils including Kalahari sand.
Altitude range:	1030 - 1750 m
Flowering time:	Nov- Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	B
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	W
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Literature:	Faden, R.B., Layton, D.J. & Figueiredo, E. (2009). Three new species of Commelina (Commelinaceae) from South-Central Africa Systematics and Geography of Plants 79(1) Pages 68 - 73. Protologue (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Commelina sphaerorrhizoma
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Commelina sphaerorrhizoma
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Commelina sphaerorrhizoma
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