Details of record no: 81484
Commelina fluviatilis Brenan
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Record details:
| Date:
| 5 Mar 1997 |
| Recorder(s): | HH Schmidt
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| Collector(s): | HH Schmidt
2440 |
| Determiner(s): | RB Faden
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| Confirmer(s): | |
| Herbarium: | US
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| Habitat:
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In Miombo-Terminalia woodland and adjacent dambo areas. Disturbed by cattle grazing and charcoal production. Vertisol soils. |
| Location:
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Namwala District; Ila National Forest. 11.0 km west of Namwala along motorable dirt track. |
| Location code(s):
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| Outing code:
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| Planted code: |
Not planted |
| Country:
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Zambia |
| Quarter Degree Square:
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| Grid reference:
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| FZ Division:
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S |
| Altitude (metres):
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950 |
| Notes:
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Herb; 80 cm, erect. Stems swollen, succulent. Leaf nodes tinged with red. Inflorescence bracts pale green. Flowers pale purple to almost white. Anthers bright yellow turning blackish. Young fruits green with purple margins. Common. |
| Latitude, Longitude:
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| Location Accuracy Code:
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0 |
Map of species record
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Individual record no: 81484: Commelina fluviatilis. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-record.php?record_id=81484, retrieved 27 December 2024
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