Commelina ensifolia
Scurvy Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Commelina
Species
Commelina ensifolia
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Comments
Commelina diffusa, Commelina undulata and Commelina cyanea have all been recorded from Lizard Island, it appears mistakenly. ALA (accessed 8 Nov 2019) notes that C. undulata has been misapplied to C. ensifera and all old specimens in herbarium collections from the area are now identified as C. ensifera.
by Anne Hoggett
Colvill (2004) lists Commelina cyanea as an introduced species at Lizard Island, noting that it is native in NSW. There is no current record of that species at Lizard Island in ALA so it appears that Colvill misidentified C. ensifera.
by Anne Hoggett
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Abundant in some areas
Web resources
References
- Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
- Colvill, A., M. Ahmet, S. Clag and B. Haigh (2004). Lizard Island fauna and flora sampling report.Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. LIRS catalog number 10067.
- De Sloover, J.R. and M. Dufrene (1999). Flora and vegetation of Turtell V, Turtell Islands Group (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 67: 45-97. LIRS catalog number 577.
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