Herbarium Specimen Details

Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : In a large field at the SE corner of the Bonita Beach Road and Old Route 41 [US 41] intersection 27° 58' 60" N 82° 26' 27" W
Habitat Overgrown ditch.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. J. Wilder 20356
with M. McCombs
Collection Date 29 Nov 2003
Accession Number 243469
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : 14800 Alico Road, on the W side of Alico Road ca. 3.5 km. N of the junction of Alico Road and Corkscrew Road. 26° 28' 59" N 81° 42' 59" W
Habitat Overgrown sod area in neglected plant nursery.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. M. Kunzer 1895
Collection Date 29 Sep 2006
Accession Number 243363
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2009
Determination History
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Avon Park Air Force Range. On the N side of Harrison Road, at Billig Road. T32S, R30E, Sec. 17, NE¼ of NE¼. 28° 58' 0" N 82° 24' 0" W
Habitat Disturbed area at the edge of moist pineland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. vanHoek 1005
with B. Wargo
Collection Date 29 Nov 1997
Accession Number 250615
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Ca. 2 mi. SW of Fort Lonesome. T32S, R21E, Sec. 23, SE¼ of NE¼.
Description Flowers light brown.
Habitat Dry scrub oak-palmetto [Serenoa repens] lands.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 11984
with G. Feher
Collection Date 08 Oct 1991
Accession Number 204906
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : Along FL 62 at Horse Creek, 1.5 mi. E of the Manatee County line; 5 mi. W of Fort Green Springs. T33S, R23E, Sec. 20, NE¼ of SW¼. 27° 28' 60" N 82° 10' 60" W
Description Weeds.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 12469
with R.P. Wunderlin
Collection Date 09 Nov 1993
Accession Number 208502
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina umbellata Thonn.
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan - Determined By: Faden, Apr 1984
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan - Determined By: R. W. Sanders, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : 0.1 mi. E of the Hillsborough County line on FL 674 (Wimauma Road). T32S, R23E, Sec. 18. 27° 55' 0" N 82° 20' 60" W
Description Flowers peach-colored.
Habitat Wet roadside ditch.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 9096
with J. Beckner
Collection Date 05 Sep 1981
Accession Number 158434
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : Peace River Preserve. 1 km W of the Peace River, 1.7 km S of the DeSoto County line, 4.9 km E of I-75. 27° 1' 1" N 81° 59' 45" W
Description Flower apricot.
Habitat Path through a disturbed, wet flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck 2890
with R. Chicone, Jr.
Collection Date 14 Oct 2011
Accession Number 260224
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : Deep Creek Preserve. 0.5 km E of C-769, 8 m S of Peace River Street. T39S, R23E, Sec. 28, NE¼ of NW¼. 27° 55' 0" N 81° 49' 0" W
Habitat Fencerow; upper ditch near scrubby flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck 1729
Collection Date 19 Dec 2009
Accession Number 253552
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina nigritiana Benth.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Keysville Road, ca. 1.75 mi. E of FL 39, just after the road turns S. T30S, R22E, Sec. 10. 27° 51' 0" N 82° 4' 0" W
Description Brown flower.
Habitat Moist ditch in a citrus grove.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. Holland
Collection Date 20 Nov 1989
Accession Number 201548
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Under the powerlines, 0.5 mi. W of FL 581, ca. 4 mi. SW of Wesley Chapel. T26S, R19E, Sec. 24, SW¼ of SE¼. 30° 28' 16" N 83° 34' 12" W
Description Flowers brownish.
Habitat In bahiagrass [Paspalum notatum] along a roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R.P. Wunderlin
Collection Date 06 Oct 1990
Accession Number 201903
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Wingate Creek State Park. T35S, R22E, Sec. 6, SW¼ of SW¼ of SE¼.
Description Spathes with margins united basally; flowers apricot- or peach-colored.
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. Becker
Collection Date 23 Nov 1998
Accession Number 226306
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Commelina erecta L.
Commelina umbellata Thonn. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1981
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan - Determined By: Faden, Apr 1984
Commelina nigritiana Benth. gambiae C. B. Clarke Brenan - Determined By: R. W. Sanders, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Ca. 15 mi. E of Bradenton on FL 64. 27° 29' 56" N 82° 34' 29" W
Description Flowers pale yellow.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 5721
Collection Date 05 Oct 1976
Accession Number 125886
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve. 100 m S of the intersection of Bayshore Drive and Palm Drive, ca., 3.3 road km E of I-75, 12.1 air km NE of downtown Fort Myers, N of the Caloosahatchee River. 26° 42' 50" N 81° 46' 39" W
Description Locally common; corolla peach-colored..
Habitat Disturbed open area along road cleared through oak-dominated scrubby flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. W. Woodmansee 1949
with S. Hodges
Collection Date 18 Oct 2006
Accession Number 261927
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Glades Co. : Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area. Fort Center; along S side of Fisheating Creek, 4 km W of FL 78. 26° 57' 16" N 81° 9' 44" W
Habitat Base of mound along Quercus - Citrus hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck 3193
Collection Date 10 Nov 2012
Accession Number 265861
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : Hardee Lakes County Park. 0.7 km S of the Polk County line, 3 km W of C-663. 27° 38' 22" N 81° 58' 41" W
Habitat Hydric, grassy clearing.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck 3649
with A.C. Silva Alves de Sousa
Collection Date 05 Oct 2014
Accession Number 278117
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Lake Frances Nature Preserve; Lake Frances, 1.6 km S of the Pasco County line, 4.6 km E of the Pinellas County line, 1.5 km N of FL 582, Odessa. 28° 9' 31" N 82° 36' 12" W
Habitat Standing water at lake edge.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. Farid 138
Collection Date 19 Oct 2015
Accession Number 281966
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Little Manatee River Corridor Addition Preserve, Wimauma. 27° 38' 52" N 82° 15' 6" W
Habitat Pasture used as repository for storm debris.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 08 Nov 2012
Accession Number 300454
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve, Patrinostro Road off FL 39, Plant City. 29° 8' 49" N 82° 9' 43" W
Description Flowers peach-orange colored.
Habitat Boggy seepage in pine flatwoods near game trail.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector K. S. Alvarado
Collection Date 28 Sep 2020
Accession Number 302306
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Commelina gambiae
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Commelina gambiae C. B. Clarke - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jan 2023
Determination History
Commelina nigritiana Benth.
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : 3505 NW 13th Avenue, Gainesville.
Description Flowers all brown.
Habitat Native plant landscape, previously St. Augustine [Stenotaphrum secundatum] turf.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector K. A. Langeland
Collection Date 06 Oct 1998
Accession Number 304412
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