Herbarium Specimen Details

Commelina diffusa
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina diffusa Burm. f. gigas Small Faden - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: Correll,
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: Faden, Apr 1984
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : SW of the intersection of I-75 and Colonial Boulevard; 1 mi. S of intersection (W of I-75); on the W edge of 6-mile cypress [Taxodium] strand along a trail that follows a section line. 30° 41' 60" N 85° 4' 0" W
Habitat Edge of a cypress [Taxodium] strand.
Reproductive State
Collector T. R. Alexander
Collection Date 02 Dec 1981
Accession Number 160906
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Commelina diffusa
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina diffusa Burm. f. gigas Small Faden - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina gigas Small
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: Faden, Apr 1984
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Along old abandoned roadway on S side of Torrey Island in Lake Okeechobee. 27° 14' 38" N 80° 49' 47" W
Description Stems stout and fleshy; flowers blue.
Habitat Growing among and climbing on Napiergrass [Pennisetum purpureum].
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. S. Correll 51529
with J. Popenoe, T. Alexander
Collection Date 12 Mar 1981
Accession Number 156143
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Commelina diffusa
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina diffusa Burm. f. gigas Small Faden - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina gigas Small
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: Faden, Apr 1984
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Arbuckle Creek public boat dock at the end of Arbuckle Creek Road off FL 64 (Avon Park Bombing Range Road) S of bombing range.
Habitat Wet woods near creek.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 9118
with J. Beckner
Collection Date 05 Sep 1981
Accession Number 158470
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Commelina diffusa
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina diffusa Burm. f. gigas Small Faden - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina gigas Small
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: Faden, Nov 1983
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: R. W. Sanders, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Avon Park Bombing Range. Along Arbuckle Creek near old broken bridge. T33S, R30E, Sec. 6.
Reproductive State
Collector D. R. Lindsey 1097
with S. Upchurch
Collection Date 09 Oct 1981
Accession Number 165494
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Commelina diffusa
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina diffusa Burm. f. gigas Small Faden
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Walk-in-the-Water Creek.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector K. J. Ruesch
Collection Date 29 Mar 2000
Accession Number 225769
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Commelina diffusa
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina diffusa Burm. f. gigas Small Faden - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina gigas Small
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: Faden, Nov 1983
Commelina gigas Small - Determined By: R. W. Sanders, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Avon Park Bombing Range. Along Arbuckle Creek S of Lake Arbuckle. T32S, R29E, Sec. 36.
Habitat Riverine cypress [Taxodium] swamp.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 9210
with B.F. Hansen, K.R. DeLaney, R. Day, G.L. Robinson
Collection Date 08 Mar 1982
Accession Number 165495
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