Commelina ciliata

Commelina ciliata is found in the Northern Territories and in Western Australia.[2] It is an annual or perennial herb with a prostrate or semi-prostrate habit that can reach 0.7 m in height. It is found in water-retaining soils and areas such as creeks and floodplains. It flowers in the rainy season between March and August and has blue flowers.[3]

Commelina ciliata
Commelina ciliata

Least Concern (TPWCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina
Species:
C. ciliata
Binomial name
Commelina ciliata
Stanley
Synonyms

C. acuminata Ewart & McLennan nom.illeg. (synonym); C. lanceolata R.Br (misapplied)[1]

The species was first described in 1917 as C. acuminata[4] and since a holotype was not designated at the time, the specimen used for the description has been assigned as the lectotype.[2]

References
  1. "Commelina ciliata Stanley". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. Stanley, T. D. (1990). "Two new species and a new name in Commelina L (Commelinaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 3 (2): 235–238. JSTOR 41738758.
  3. Paczkowska, Grazyna. "Commelina ciliata Stanley". FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. Ewart, Alfred J.; Davies, Olive B. (1917). The Flora of the Northern Territory. Melbourne: McCarron Bird & Co. p. 404. ISBN 978-5518427266.
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