Commelina africana

Species of flowering plant

Commelina africana

Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Clade:  | Commelinids
Order:  | Commelinales
Family:  | Commelinaceae
Genus:  | Commelina
Species:  |

C. africana

Binomial name
Commelina africana

Synonyms[1]

List

*     * Commelina angolensis C.B.Clarke
* Commelina benghalensis Forssk.
* Commelina boehmiana K.Schum.
* Commelina buchananii C.B.Clarke
* Commelina cordifolia A.Rich.
* Commelina dinteri Mildbr.
* Commelina divaricata Vahl
* Commelina edulis A.Rich.
* Commelina elliotii C.B.Clarke & Rendle ex Scott Elliot
* Commelina flava Salisb.
* Commelina involucrosa A.Rich.
* Commelina karooica C.B.Clarke
* Commelina kirkii C.B.Clarke
* Commelina krebsiana Kunth
* Commelina lutea Cordem.
* Commelina lutea Moench
* Commelina lyallii (C.B.Clarke) H.Perrier
* Commelina mannii C.B.Clarke
* Commelina polyclada Welw. ex C.B.Clarke
* Commelina subamplectens Hassk.
* Dirtea africana (L.) Raf.
* Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik.
* Stickmannia africana (L.) Raf.

Commelina africana, the common yellow commelina, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae.[2] It is native to Sub‑Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, and the Arabian Peninsula, and has been introduced to India.[1] It is occasionally consumed as a leaf vegetable, and occasionally fed to rabbits and pigs.[3][4]

## Subtaxa

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The following subtaxa are accepted:[1]

* Commelina africana subsp. africana
* Commelina africana var. glabriuscula (Norl.) Brenan – Southern Africa, Rift Valley
* Commelina africana var. karooica (C.B.Clarke) Govaerts – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
* Commelina africana var. krebsiana (Kunth) C.B.Clarke – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Comoros
* Commelina africana var. lancispatha C.B.Clarke – Sierra Leone, eastern, central and southern Africa
* Commelina africana var. milleri Brenan – Namibia, Botswana, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
* Commelina africana var. villosior (C.B.Clarke) Brenan – Most of range
* Commelina africana subsp. zanzibarica Faden – Kenya, Tanzania, and introduced to India

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Commelina africana L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
2. ^ Foden, W.; Potter, L. (2005). "Common Yellow Commelina". National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 11 August 2021. "Common Names; ... Yellow Wandering Jew (e)"
3. ^ Mwajumwa, L.B.S.; Kahangi, E. Murugi; Imungi, Jasper K. (1991). "The prevalence and nutritional value of some Kenyan indigenous leafy vegetables from three locations of Machakos district". Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 26 (4): 275–280\. doi:10.1080/03670244.1991.9991211.
4. ^ Grubben, G. J. H. (2004). Vegetables. Backhuys. pp. 211–212\. ISBN 9789057821486.

Taxon identifiers

Commelina africana|

* Wikidata: Q12236614
* Wikispecies: Commelina africana
* APDB: 156460
* APNI: 228697
* BOLD: 306428
* CoL: XFD3
* EoL: 1122821
* EPPO: COMAF
* GBIF: 2763987
* GRIN: 403093
* iNaturalist: 141185
* IPNI: 171880-1
* IUCN: 44392484
* NCBI: 428219
* Open Tree of Life: 976590
* Plant List: kew-233679
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171880-1
* RHS: 4304
* Tropicos: 8300150
* WFO: wfo-0000357928

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