Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Commelina L.
DAYFLOWER

Classification

Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Commelinales
Commelina

Citation

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TYPE: Commelina communis Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 457. 1913.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Commelina communis Common day flower; Asiatic dayflower Not Native FACU (NWPL)
Commelina diffusa Climbing day flower; Creeping dayflower Not Native FACW (NWPL)
Commelina diffusa var. diffusa Climbing day flower; Creeping dayflower Not Native
Commelina erecta Deam's day flower; Erect dayflower Native UPL (NWPL)
Commelina virginica Virginia day flower Native FACW (NWPL)

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.