Commelina elliptica

Published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 259 (1816)

The native range of this species is Mexico to N. Argentina. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used for food.

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