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]
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| Commelina ciliata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Commelina |
| Species: | C. ciliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Commelina ciliata Stanley
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| Synonyms | |
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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 edit
- ^ a b "Commelina ciliata Stanley". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b Stanley, T. D. (1990). "Two new species and a new name in Commelina L (Commelinaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 3 (2): 235–238. JSTOR 41738758.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ewart, Alfred J.; Davies, Olive B. (1917). The Flora of the Northern Territory. Melbourne: McCarron Bird & Co. p. 404. ISBN 978-5518427266.