Commelinaceae
Commelina petersii
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- وعلان بيترسي
Synonyms
- Commelina alisagarensis L.S.S.Kumar & Deodikar
- Commelina imberbis var. loandensis C.B.Clarke
- Commelina jacobi C.E.C.Fisch.
- Commelina persicariifolia Wight ex C.B.Clarke
- Commelina persicariifolia var. geniculata C.B.Clarke
- Commelina petersii subsp. loandensis (C.B.Clarke) Faden
- Commelina petersii subsp. petersii
- Commelina petiolata Abeyw.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, April to May, July, December (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: mr_t_explorer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Navaneeth Sini George, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pranav Chandra Bose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.