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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Commelina africana L.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Commelina africana L.
Commelina africana

Alternative Names

Dirtea africana (L.) Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stickmannia africana (L.) Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Commelina africana var. polyclada Welw.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Commelina benghalensis Forssk.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Commelina elliotii C. B. Clarke & Rendle
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Commelina polyclada Welw.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Dirtea africana (L.) Raf.
Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik.
Stickmannia africana (L.) Raf.
Dirtea africana (L.) Raf.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Dirtea africana (L.) Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Stickmannia africana (L.) Raf.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Stickmannia africana (L.) Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Wandering jew preferred
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Yellow commelina
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe

Afrikaans

Geel commelina preferred
Recognized by admin

Arabic

وعلان أفريقي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dagbani

Fulumfulaa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Gezi preferred
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Goche
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Goshe
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Zheki
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
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Curated hierarchies for Commelina africana L.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Commelina
100 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Commelina Plum. ex L.
99 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Commelina
100 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Commelina
100 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Commelina L.
118 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Commelina africana L. (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Monocotyledoneae
Enantioblastae
Commelinaceae
Commelinoideae
Commelineae
Commelina
214 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.