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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 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 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 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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Commelina cyanea,
commonly known as
scurvy weed, is a
perennial prostrate herb of the
family Commelinaceae native to
moist forests and
woodlands of eastern...
- 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 africana, the
common yellow commelina, is a
widespread species of
flowering plant in the
family Commelinaceae. It is
native to Sub‑Saharan Africa...
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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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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...
