Commelina caroliniana Walter

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Commelina caroliniana Walter

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 8031 with M. Blackman, R. Mohabir, 03 Jun 1987

  • Location

    Guyana. Along coastlie about 10 km east of Georgetown. On property of National Agricultural Research Institute.

  • Habitat

    Agricultural fields.

  • Description

    Herb. Flowers with corola and filaments blue, anthers yellow. Common. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    First record for South America

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01392710

    Occurrence ID: 3e1bc67d-f843-41a3-847b-9414456ef933

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Commelina caroliniana Walter det R. B. Faden

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Along coastlie about 10 km east of Georgetown. On property of National Agricultural Research Institute

  • Location Notes

    First record for South America

  • Distribution

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01392710
Commelinaceae
Commelina caroliniana Walter
Robert B. Faden
Smithsonian Institution (US)
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Guyana
No. 8031	Commelinaceae
Commelina caroliniana Walt (First record for
det: Faden, 1988	South America)
Along coastline about 10 km east of
Georgetown. On property of National
Agricultural Research Institute. 7°N,
58°W. Agricultural fields. Sea level elev.
Herb. Flowers with corolla and filaments
blue; anthers yellow. Consnon.
B. Boom, M. Blackman & R. Mohabir 3 Jun 1987
Funded by Fulbright Research 6rant No, 86-43348. In collaboration with the
University of Guyana.
01392710