8 comMELINACEs (Clarke). 
Distris. All warm countries. Genera 26; species 330. 
Tribe 1. COMMELINEZ. Fertile stamens 3-2, sterile 0-4. Flowers zygo- 
morphic. 
I. Commelina.—Inflorescence a Sn cymes included (or nearly so) within a 
folded or funmel-sboped bract (spathe). 
I. Aneilem: lowers oma or rape not included in a spathe. 
6-5. Flowers actinomorphic. 
Coleotrype.— Flowers sree clustered. Stamens inserted high up on 
the linear corolla-tube. Capsule 3-c led. 
IV. Cyanotis—Flowers axillary oahaaied: Stamens hypogynous, Capsule 
3-celle 
¥: Floscopa,—Racemes panicled. Capsule 2-celled. 
I, COMMELINA, Linn. partly. 
Inflorescence of 2-1 cymes included (or nearly so) within a folded 
or a spathe. Petals clawed; 2 equal, the third exterior, 
smalle . Stamens 3-2 anterior perfect, 3-2 dorsal sterile. ry 
cells 2 Gia equal, 2—l-ovulate, dehiscent; the third dorsal 
l-ovulate, or empty or suppressed. Seeds 5-1 ; hilum linear vertieal. 
Annual succulent weeds; flowers barrages Py € spathe is an ovate leaf-like 
bract, either simply folded ‘poat- a or its lower margins connate, so as to form 
an obli ique funnel; the ap the lower pile (and the upper flowers of 
the upper cyme) are usually m 
Distris. Species 100, in Pt warm countries. 
Subgenus I. Dipymoon. Two anterior cells of ovary 2-ovulate; dorsal cell 
babilate or empty or suppressed, 
-ComMMELINA. Capsule 5-seeded ; or blue. 
Spathe simply folded, boat-shaped ci . (1) nudiflora. 
Spathe simply folded, small, falcate tes .. (2) subulata. 
Spathe an oblique funnel .. (3) benghalensis. 
HETEROcARPUS, Capsule ‘Saeeled, 3 i.e, 20 or _ ovules of the two anterior 
cells para infertile; petals arose or oran, 
Capsule usually 1-seeded; leaves glabrous- nies (4) africana. 
Capsule 3-l-seeded ; leaves deity on both surfaces (5) krebsiana. 
Capsule 3-1-seeded ; leaves linear glabrous (6 karooica. 
DissEcocarPus. Capsule 4-seeded, i.e. dorsal cell iapoeuinil’s petals blue. 
Spathe oblique funnel-shaped (7) eckloniana. 
Subgenus II. Monoon. Two anterior calle ‘ef of ovary aovdlabe dorsal cell 
l-ovulate or empty or suppressed ; petals blue or white 
TEROPYXIS. Capsule 3-seeded; dorsal cell Sidelilsonit: or rears 80. 
Capsule tough, dorsal cell tubercular scabrous ... (8) Gerra 
apsule membranous, papery... ae ws & sian: 
ginrrnonse . Capsule 2-seeded 
ees ona oe he -»» (10) Livingstoni. 
nudiflora (Linn. ae Pl. ed. 2,61, not of Mant. 17 7); scr 
nearly glabrous stem 6-30 in. long, often roo rooting at t the knots ; lea 
lanceola’ 1, peduneled, ld 4, ovateiRidbaes late, 
middle carve e nearl y straight ; petals blue or done white, the anterior 
often much smaller, sometimes 0 ; capsule perfecting (nearly always) 
