Commelina is a genus of approximately 170 species commonly called dayflowers due to the short lives of their flowers. They are less often known as widow's...
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Commelina communis, commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. It gets its name because the blooms...
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Commelina benghalensis, commonly known as the Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort, or wandering Jew, kanshira in Bengali, is a perennial herb native...
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Commelina diffusa, sometimes known as the climbing dayflower or spreading dayflower, is a pantropical herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It has...
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Commelina erecta, commonly known as the white mouth dayflower, slender dayflower, or widow's tears, is a perennial herb native throughout the Americas...
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Hipolito; Pavon, Jose (1798). Flora Peruviana et Chilensis - Volume 1 - Commelina. Madrid: Gabrills de Sancha. pp. 43–44. Jones, Keith; Jopling, Carrol...
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Commelina cyanea, commonly known as scurvy weed, is a perennial prostrate herb of the family Commelinaceae native to moist forests and woodlands of eastern...
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Commelina lanceolata is a plant in the family Commelinaceae native to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. It is a scrambling perennial...
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Commelina tuberosa is an herbaceous perennial plant in the dayflower family which is native to Mexico but grown worldwide as an ornamental plant. It is...
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Wandering Jew (disambiguation) (section Commelina)
species of dayflower: Commelina africana, or yellow wandering jew Commelina benghalensis, native to tropical Asia and Africa Commelina cyanea, native to Australia...
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Tradescantia zebrina (redirect from Commelina zebrina)
Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of creeping plant in the Tradescantia genus. Common names include silver inch plant...
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Commelina ciliata is found in the Northern Territories and in Western Australia. It is an annual or perennial herb with a prostrate or semi-prostrate...
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Commelina dianthifolia, known as the birdbill dayflower, is a perennial herb native to mountains in the south-western United States (Arizona, Colorado...
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Commelina sphaerorrhizoma is a monocotyledonous, herbaceous plant in the dayflower family from south-central Africa. This blue-flowered herb has been...
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Commelina ensifolia, commonly known as scurvy weed, scurvy grass or wandering Jew, is an annual herb native to Australia, India, and Sri Lanka. The species...
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Commelina polhillii is a plant species native to Tanzania, known only from the Iriniga and Mpanda Districts. It occurs in open woodlands and in disturbed...
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Commelina zenkeri is a plant species native to tropical Africa. It is known from Uganda and Cameroon. Unconfirmed reports place it in Democratic Republic...
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Commelina orchidophylla is a monocotyledonous, herbaceous plant in the dayflower family from south-central Africa. This blue-flowered herb has been recorded...
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Commelina eckloniana is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family with a broad distribution in Central and East Africa. It ranges from Ethiopia, Kenya...
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There are eleven species of plants that fall under isicakathi, namely Commelina africana, Agapanthus praecox, Chlorophytum comosum, Ledebouria ovatifolia...
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Commelina maculata is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family found in India, Burma, Bhutan, and southern China. It is most often encountered along...
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Commelina virginica, commonly known as the Virginia dayflower, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It is native to the mideastern...
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Commelina madagascarica is a monocotyledonous, herbaceous plant in the dayflower family from Madagascar. It is commonly known as nifin'akanga in Madagascar...
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Sauvallea (redirect from Commelina blainii)
Thyrsanthemineae Genus: Sauvallea C.Wright Species: S. blainii Binomial name Sauvallea blainii C.Wright Synonyms Commelina blainii (C.Wright) Woodson...
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Commelina welwitschii is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family found in Southern Africa from Zimbabwe to Angola. A phylogenetic study based on the...
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Commelina forskaolii, sometimes known as rat's ear, is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family native to much of Africa, Arabia, and India. It has...
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Commelina acutispatha De Wild. Commelina acutissima Urb. Commelina africana L. Commelina agrostophylla F.Muell. Commelina albescens Hassk. Commelina albiflora...
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Commelina grossa is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family found in the East and Southern African countries of Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia. The...
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Commelina kotschyi is a monocotyledonous, herbaceous plant in the dayflower family from Africa and India. This annual, blue-flowered plant is found primarily...
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Commelina fluviatilis is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family found primarily in Central Africa. It is known from Tanzania, the Democratic Republic...
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