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Commelina fasciculata

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Commelina fasciculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina
Species:
C. fasciculata
Binomial name
Commelina fasciculata
Ruiz & Pav.

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]

References

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  1. ^ Ruiz, Hipolito; Pavon, Jose (1798). Flora Peruviana et Chilensis - Volume 1 - Commelina. Madrid: Gabrills de Sancha. pp. 43–44.
  2. ^ Jones, Keith; Jopling, Carrol (April 1972). "Chromosomes and the Classification of the Commelinaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 65 (2): 157.
  3. ^ 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.