Commelinaceae Mirb.
Commelina roensis M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett , legitimate, scientific
Barrett, R.L. & Barrett, M.D. (3 November 2015), Twenty-seven new species of vascular plants from Western Australia. Nuytsia 26: 31-33, Fig. 4 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Roe River pavement, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 23 April 2008, R.L. Barrett & M.D. Barrett RLB 4633 (holo: PERTH 08104956; iso: AD, CANB, DNA)."
taxonomic synonym: Commelina sp. Roe River (R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett RLB 4633) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Roe River Commelina [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet refers to the Roe River near which this species was discovered."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 11 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Commelina sp. Roe River (R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett RLB 4633) WA Herbarium [n/a]