Commelina lanceolata
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Use Australian English |date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=March 2023}}
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|genus = Commelina
|species = lanceolata
|authority = R.Br.{{R|APNI|POWO}}
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Commelina lanceolata is a plant in the family Commelinaceae native to Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.{{R|POWO|AVH}}
It is a scrambling perennial herb first described by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown in 1810, who published his description in his work Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.{{R|BHL}}
It is common on floodplains, growing when floodwaters have receded, and along watercourses, sometimes being found in shallow water.{{Cite web |title=NT Flora: Commelina lanceolata |url=https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=1347 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=NT Flora}}
Conservation
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.{{R|DESQLD}} {{As of|2023|03|30}}, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Gallery
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References
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{{cite web |url=https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=14720 |title=Species profile—Commelina lanceolata |year=2022 |website=Queensland Department of Environment and Science |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=30 March 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/74841 |title=Commelina lanceolata |website=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government |access-date=30 March 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172147-1 |title=Commelina lanceolata R.Br. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=16 April 2025}}
{{cite web |title=Search: species: Commelina lanceolata {{!}} Occurrence records |url=https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Commelina%20lanceolata#tab_mapView |website=Australasian Virtual Herbarium |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=16 April 2025}}
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External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline |Commelina lanceolata |Commelina lanceolata}}
- {{Commons category-inline |Commelina lanceolata |Commelina lanceolata}}
- [https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Commelina+lanceolata#tab_mapView View a map] of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- [https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=369957 View observations] of this species on iNaturalist
- [https://flickriver.com/search/Commelina+lanceolata View images] of this species on Flickriver
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Category:Endemic flora of Queensland