Commelina acutissima
Commelina africana
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- Botanical name
- Commelina africana
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Commelina africana
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Commelina africana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Commelina acuminata
Commelina africana var. africana
Commelina africana var. polyclada
Commelina bakueana
Commelina benghalensis
Commelina divaricata
Commelina edulis
Commelina flava
Commelina hirsuta
Commelina lutea
Commelina polyclada
Commelina prostrata
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra
Commelina saltiana
Commelina subamplectens
Commelina turbinata
Dirtea africana
Hedwigia africana
Stickmannia africana
Others in Commelina
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