Comellina fasciculata is an herbaceous tropical plant native to Peru and belonging to the family Commelinaceae. It was described by Ruiz and Pavon in 1798.[1] It is particularly interesting because of its very high chromosome number (2n= 180),[2] one of the highest numbers among the Monocots.[3]
| Commelina fasciculata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Commelina |
| Species: | C. fasciculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Commelina fasciculata Ruiz & Pav.
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References
edit- ^ Ruiz, Hipolito; Pavon, Jose (1798). Flora Peruviana et Chilensis - Volume 1 - Commelina. Madrid: Gabrills de Sancha. pp. 43–44.
- ^ Jones, Keith; Jopling, Carrol (April 1972). "Chromosomes and the Classification of the Commelinaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 65 (2): 157.
- ^ Slanis, Alberto Carlos; Bulacio, Eva del V. (July 2007). "Commelina Fasciculata subsp. Chacoensis (Commelinaceae), nuevo taxón de Argentina". Darwiniana, Nueva Serie. 45 (1): 88–91. ISSN 0011-6793.