Commelina erecta angustifolia

Botanical Description

Commelina erecta angustifolia is an erect or decumbent perennial plant with slender stems arising from a cluster of fleshy-fibrous roots[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. It can range in height from 40 - 120 cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is occasionally harvested from the wild for its edible root, and is often grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 105 Title Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World. Publication Author Tanaka. T. & Nakao S. Publisher Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo Year 1976 ISBN - Description The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].