Commelina macrospatha Gilg & Ledermann ex Mildbr.

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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: macrospatha: with a large spath, referring to the long boat-shaped bract from which the flowers appear.
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Botswana distribution: N
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Literature:

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 46. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 117.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Commelina macrospatha
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Commelina macrospatha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Commelina macrospatha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Commelina macrospatha
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Commelina macrospatha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Commelina macrospatha
JSTOR Plant Science: Commelina macrospatha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Commelina macrospatha
Plants of the World Online: Commelina macrospatha
Tropicos: Commelina macrospatha
Wikipedia: Commelina macrospatha


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 Botswana: Species information: Commelina macrospatha.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=218580, retrieved 5 December 2024

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