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Commelina africana L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 41 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Commelinales
family
Commelinaceae
genus
Commelina
species
Commelina africana

Name

Synonyms
Commelina africana var. africana
Dirtea africana (L.) Raf.
Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik.
Stickmannia africana (L.) Raf.
Homonyms
Commelina africana L.
Commelina africana Mirb.
Common names
African Yellow Dayflower in English
Commélyne d'Afrique in French
Commélyne d'Afrique, Herbe d'eau à fleurs jaunes in French
Domoure Titi in language.
Geel-commelina in Afrikaans
Geeleendagsblom in Afrikaans
Haiti ankora Keli tamtam in language.
Herbe d'eau à fleurs jaunes in French
Makgobe in Tswana
Yellow Commelina in English
Yellow Dayflower in English
Yellow Wandering Jew in English
gul himmelsblomma in Swedish
gul himmelsblomma in Swedish
idangabane in Zulu
kgopo in Tswana
ledang le motlhaba in Tswana
lekzotswana in Xhosa
Коммелина африканская in Russian
非洲黃鴨跖草 in Chinese
饭包草 in Chinese
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