Murdannia sepalosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is a tuberous perennial geophyte native to central and eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya, Zaire, Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi).[2][3][1]

Murdannia sepalosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Commelineae
Genus: Murdannia
Species:
M. sepalosa
Binomial name
Murdannia sepalosa
(C.B.Clarke) C.K.Lee, Fuse & M.N.Tamura (2021)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aneilema sepalosum C.B.Clarke (1881)
  • Anthericopsis fischeri Engl. (1895)
  • Anthericopsis sepalosa (C.B.Clarke) Engl. (1897)
  • Anthericopsis tradescantioides Chiov. (1951)
  • Gillettia sepalosa (C.B.Clarke) Rendle (1951)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Murdannia sepalosa (C.B.Clarke) C.K.Lee, Fuse & M.N.Tamura". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.