Commelina petersii

Commelina petersii Hassk., Flora 46: 385 1863. (Syn: Commelina alisagarensis Kumar & Deodikar; Commelina jacobii C.E.C.Fisch.; Commelina persicariifolia Wight ex C.B.Clarke [Illegitimate]);
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Tropical & S. Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China: Angola, Botswana, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO;

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Images by Aarti Khale – Id by Mayur Nandikar

Commelina for ID : Sri Lanka : 081112 : AK-2: Another Commelina seen in Sri Lanka on 16/11/2010.
Species id please.

Thank you for sharing interesting Commelina species from Sri Lanka. None of Commelina species is endemic to Sri Lanka, even though its difficult to ID. If you have few more pictures (lateral view of spathe) then it will be helpful.

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Possible ID for this is Commelina petersii Hassk., 🙂 But again…I have doubt in my mind regarding flower colour. …Anyway this could be Commelina petersii

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Thanks again for the id. I’m sorry these are the only pictures I have.

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I guess … is right : GBIF

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This appears to be Commelina pertersii.

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References:
POWO