Commelina communis L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Commelinaceae// Genus: Commelina// Species: Commelina communis L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et. al, 1980).

Distribution: Native to East Europe, Caucasus, Indo-China to Japan and Russia (Russian Far East and Altay – Siberia) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Habitat: Mainly found in moist habitats- near rivers, rice fields, ruderal areas, gardens.

Flowering period: Summer – autumn: JUL, AUG, SEP.

Commelina communis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis -habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis -habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis -stem with flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis – flower with bract. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis -stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Commelina communis – leaf and bract. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Commelina communis L. Ker Gawl. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319150-2 [Accessed 31.03.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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