DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17245976
title: Table 1 in We are the Crystal Gems: taxonomic revision of the gem-fruited species of Commelina L. (Commelinaceae, Commelinales) and their allies

description: Table 1. Diagnostic field characters for the gem-fruited species of the Commelina tuberosa group.
CharactersCommelina almandina sp. novCommelina efoveolataCommelina leiocarpaCommelina pallidaCommelina texcocanaGrowth formViningScrambling to scrambling-fruticose with scrambling or twining secondary branchesScrambling-fruticose to erect-fruticose with scrambling or twining secondary branchesScramblingScramblingPedicelPilose with acicular hairsSparsely puberulous with minute hook-hairsSparsely puberulous with minute hook-hairsPilose with a mixture of acicular and hook-hairsPilose with acicular hairsDorsal sepalElliptic to narrowly triangular, pilose, densely pilose at baseElliptic to narrowly triangular, pilose along the midveinElliptic to narrowly triangular, glabrousOvate, glabrous to sparsely puberulous along the midveinElliptic to narrowly triangular, setose along the midveinLower sepalsOvate to widely ovate, sparsely pilose, pilose at baseWidely elliptic, glabrousOvate to widely ovate, glabrousOvate, glabrousTriangular to widely trullate, glabrousPaired petal limbPale lilac to lilac to light blueWhite to light blueBlue to sky bluePale lilac to lilacWhite to light blue to blueAntherodesX-shaped, whiteX-shaped, yellowV-shaped, whiteV-shaped, whiteScarcely X-shaped, whiteLateral anthersWhite to cream-coloured, connective whiteYellow, connective pale yellow to yellowYellow, connective white to cream-colouredPale yellow to yellow, connective white to cream-colouredPale yellow to yellow, connective white to cream-colouredMedial antherHastate, curved, white to cream-coloured, connective whiteLinear-hastate, strongly curved, yellow, connective yellowNarrowly sagittate, strongly curved, yellow, connective white to cream-colouredLinear sagittate to narrowly sagittate, strongly curved, pale yellow to yellow, connective white to cream-colouredOblong-sagittate, curved, pale yellow to yellow, connective white to cream-colouredGynoeciumOvary smooth, stigma truncate, whiteOvary smooth, stigma truncate, brownish-mauve to tan-colouredOvary smooth, stigma truncate, sky blueOvary verrucose, stigma capitate, yellowOvary smooth, stigma capitate, whiteCapsulesReddish-brown to dark maroon, opaque, 3-valvedDark burgundy to atro-vinaceous to black, glaucous, indehiscentDark blue to bluish-black to black, glaucous, indehiscentTan-coloured, opaque, 3-valvedTan-coloured, opaque, 3-valvedSeedsDimorphic, dark brown to black, ellipsoid (dorsal) or widely ellipsoid (ventral), ventrally flattened, slightly cleft towards the embryotega (dorsal) or not (ventral), testa shallowly rugose with some small furrows on the side opposed to the embryotega (dorsal) or irregularly rugose (ventral), farinae cream-coloured, embryotega semilateral (dorsal) or semilateral to lateral (ventral), with a prominent apicule, hilum longer than ½ the length of the seed (dorsal) or ca. ½ the length of the seed (ventral)Monomorphic, dark grey to black, widely triangular to triangular-ellipsoid, ventrally flattened, slightly cleft towards the embryotega, testa rugose, farinae white, embryotega semilateral to semidorsal, without a prominent apicule, hilum on a strong ridge, ca the same length as the seedMonomorphic, light brown to greyish-brown, triangular to triangular-ellipsoid, ventrally pyramidal, not cleft towards the embryotega, testa foveolate, farinae cream-coloured, embryotega semilateral to lateral, without a prominent apicule, hilum ca. the same length as the seedDimorphic, dark brown to black, ellipsoid (dorsal) or widely ellipsoid (ventral), ventrally flattened, slightly cleft towards the embryotega (dorsal) or not (ventral), testa shallowly rugose with some small furrows on the side opposed to the embryotega (dorsal) or shallowly rugose to irregularly rugose (ventral), farinae cream-coloured, embryotega semilateral (dorsal) or semilateral to lateral (ventral), with a prominent apicule, hilum longer than ½ the length of the seed (dorsal) or ca. ½ the length of the seed (ventral)Dimorphic, dark brown to black, ellipsoid (dorsal) or triangular (ventral), ventrally flattened, cleft towards the embryotega (dorsal) or not (ventral), testa shallowly rugose with some small furrows on the side opposed to the embryotega (dorsal) or shallowly rugose to irregularly rugose (ventral), farinae cream-coloured, embryotega semilateral (dorsal) or semilateral to lateral (ventral), with a prominent apicule, hilum longer than ½ the length of the seed (dorsal) or ca. ½ the length of the seed (ventral)
description: Published as part of Pellegrini, Marco O. O., Cornejo, Xavier, Morais, Isa Lucia De, De Almeida, Rafael F. & Michelan, Thaisa S., 2025, We are the Crystal Gems: taxonomic revision of the gem-fruited species of Commelina L. (Commelinaceae, Commelinales) and their allies, pp. 15 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1020 on page 15, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1020.3073, http://zenodo.org/record/17206695