Commelinaceae
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Description
650 spp.
Growing form
Herbs (or shrubs)
Leaf
Leaves: alternate, simple; margin entire; petiole base with closed sheath; involute leaf vernation
Flower
Florescence often subtended by a bract. Bisexual. Flower: 3 sepals; 3 petals, sometimes one petal reduced; 6 stamens with often hairy filaments; ovary superior
Fruit and seed
Fruit a capsule or berry
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Commelinaceae
Author
Mirb.
Vernacular names
- soljokasvit (Finnish)
- himmelsblomsväxter (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.40191
Taxon rank
family
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa