Commelina zambesica C.B.Clarke

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Records of this taxon from all countries are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
232170 Mukuvisi Woodland1,20Zimbabwe1731C3 C00
63757010 Jan 1964EA Robinson
EA Robinson
R 6188
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond-15.15210029.3537004
81492009 Mar 1997DK Harder
DK Harder
3972
RB Faden
US

Collections in roadside, degraded miombo on micaceous soils.Choma District; ca. 38.2 km N on M11 of intersection Choma-Namwala Road and Choma-Lusaka Roads, ca. 5.6 km S of Ngonga stream. 0Zambia1626B4 S1200Upright; perennial; stems red at base; bracts bright green; tepals and filaments bright blue; anthers yellow.-16.49111126.9394445
81493019 Feb 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba
886
RB Faden
US

In undifferentiated mopane woodlandLivingstone District; Chief Mukuni. 2.2 km eastward along road to Songwe village, from road junction with Victoria Falls Road. 0Zambia1725D4 S960Herb growing between rocks in shade. Stems light green. Leaves rough to touch. Flowers blue. Anthers yellow.-17.91666725.8666675
93417023 Jan 2005S Kruger
S Kruger
125
RB Faden
WIND

Caprivi0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C1 988Creeper; Notes: Herbaceous creeper-like plant. Purple flowers. Leaves sheathed. Short roots at nodes. Stems covered in short white hair. Grows in shade in sandy white soil.-17.74917023.1608305
109471020 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
257
RB Faden
BNRH

Ñ 55 km S of Macomia.0Mozambique1240C1 N179An uncommon herb with stems looping along the ground rooting at the nodes. Flowers already over when collected. -x000D- In woodland at the base of granite outcrop in shaded, shallow soil.-12.66305640.0233336
109472023 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
263
RB Faden
BNRH

Nangade.0Mozambique1039D1 N210A robust herb with large leaves with undulating margins. The big blue flowers have 'cup-hook'-shaped purple stamens [illustration]. Growing at the roadside in tall mixed woodland.-10.65638939.7461116
109473011 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin
296
RB Faden
BNRH

Chimanimani Gate Camp.0Mozambique1933C1 MS592Herb with blue flowers and colourless hairs on leaves. Growing near the Little Mussapa River on edge of forest.-19.58638933.0850006
109474004 Jan 2012JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows
12539
RB Faden
BNRH

Macomia District, 11.6 km N of Macomia on road to Diaca.0Mozambique1240A1 N195Robust herb froming colonies, with large leaves flushed through with purple-pink, apparently sterile; growing in shade of forest patch in high-rainfall woodland on sandy soils.-12.08773340.1065006

Total records found: 9



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Records of: Commelina zambesica.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=112750, retrieved 1 November 2024

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