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Commelina benghalensis L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 41 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Commelinales
family
Commelinaceae
genus
Commelina
species
Commelina benghalensis

Name

Synonyms
Commelina acuminata R.Br.
Commelina benghalensis f. variegata Hochr.
Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (C.B.Clarke) J.K.Morton
Commelina benghalensis var. benghalensis
Commelina benghalensis var. hirsuta C.B.Clarke
Commelina canescens Vahl
Commelina cavaleriei H.Lév.
Commelina cucullata L.
Commelina delicatula Schltdl.
Commelina hirsuta R.Br.
Commelina kilimandscharica K.Schum.
Commelina mollis Jacq.
Commelina nervosa Burm.f.
Commelina obscura K.Schum.
Commelina poligama Blanco
Commelina poligama Fern.-Vill.
Commelina procurrens Schltdl.
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk.
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra Pic.Serm.
Commelina radiciflora R.Br.
Homonyms
Commelina benghalensis L.
Commelina benghalensis Wall., 1848
Commelina benghalensis Forssk.
Common names
Benghal Dayflower in English
Benghal commelina, Wandering jew in English
Benghal dayflower in English
Benghal dayflower in English
Benghal dayflower in language.
Comméline du Bengale in French
Commélyne du Bengale in French
Commélyne du Bengale, Grosse herbe de l'eau, Grosse herbe d'eau, Grosse traînasse in French
Domure bole in language.
Haiti ankora be in language.
Indian dayflower in English
Indian dayflower in language.
Jio in English
Jio in English
alikbangon in language.
bias-bias in language.
blue commelina in language.
commeline du Bengale in language.
comméline in language.
day flower in English
dayflower in language.
dayflower in English
gewor in language.
golondrina in language.
hairy honohono in language.
hairy honohono in English
hairy wandering-Jew in language.
hairy wandering-Jew in English
herbe aux cochons in language.
indisk himmelsblomma in Swedish
jio in English
kanaibashi in language.
kanasiri in language.
kanchara in language.
kanchura in language.
kanchura in language.
kaningi in language.
kanini in language.
kankaua in language.
kena in language.
konasimalu in language.
krishnaghas in language.
kuhasi in language.
kulkulasi in language.
mankawa in language.
marianinha in Portuguese
mata-brasil in Portuguese
matalí in language.
mau‘u Toga in language.
mau‘u Tonga in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Faden, Robert B. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2000: Commelinaceae R. Brown: Spiderwort family. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. 170-197.
  2. Sp. Pl.,:41,1753
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ald), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=COBE2
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