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madagascarica

Taxon

Commelina madagascarica C.B.Clarke

Protologue Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 174. 1881 [Jun 1881]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Commelina madagascarica, Not collected-Madagascar 056 (1).jpg

Commelina madagascarica, Not collected-Madagascar 056 (1).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Commelina madagascarica--Madag. Prov. Fian. (6).jpg

Commelina madagascarica--Madag. Prov. Fian. (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06.156.jpg

Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06.156.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 159.jpg

Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 159.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 160.jpg

Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 160.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 161.jpg

Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 158.jpg

Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 158.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 155.jpg

Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 155.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06.154.jpg

Commelina madagascariensis, not coll.--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06.154.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascarica--Madag. Prov. Fian. (2).jpg

Commelina madagascarica--Madag. Prov. Fian. (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Commelina madagascarica, Not collected-Madagascar 056 (2).jpg

Commelina madagascarica, Not collected-Madagascar 056 (2).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Commelina madagascarica, Not collected-Madagascar 056 (3).jpg

Commelina madagascarica, Not collected-Madagascar 056 (3).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Commelina madagascarica--Madag. Prov. Fian. (3).jpg

Commelina madagascarica--Madag. Prov. Fian. (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to Madagascar (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Not collected

January 12, 2006

Location

Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Toliara (Sakaraha)

-22.886389, 44.692222

Location Remarks

Zombitse National Park. Along trail to the west of the main parking lot just off of National Route ú7. Specimens preserved in alcohol.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Commelinales

Family

Commelinaceae

Genus

Commelina

Specific Epithet

madagascarica

Authorship

C.B.Clarke

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#112,587 of 335,497

Top 34%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →