Commelinaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Commelinales Commelinaceae
Geogenanthus ciliatus G.Brückn.

Geogenanthus ciliatus G.Brückn.

Geogenanthus ciliatus G.Brückn.

Geogenanthus ciliatus is a dark-leaved Amazonian understory plant sometimes grown as a low-light houseplant.

Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt

Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt

Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt

Elasis hirsuta is a subshrub monocotyledonous flowering plant in the dayflower family, endemic to Ecuador.

Streptolirion volubile Edgew.

Streptolirion volubile Edgew.

Streptolirion volubile Edgew.

Streptolirion volubile is a climbing flowering plant in the dayflower family with three accepted subdivisions and a broad Asian distribution.

Commelina forskaolii Vahl

Commelina forskaolii Vahl

Commelina forskaolii Vahl

Commelina forskaolii, commonly called rat's ear, is a herbaceous dayflower that is often classified as a weed.

Commelina ensifolia R.Br.

Commelina ensifolia R.Br.

Commelina ensifolia R.Br.

Commelina ensifolia is an annual herb native to Australia, India, and Sri Lanka, eaten to prevent scurvy, and a minor weed.

Commelina lanceolata R.Br.

Commelina lanceolata R.Br.

Commelina lanceolata R.Br.

Commelina lanceolata is a scrambling perennial herb native to multiple regions of Australia, first described by Robert Brown in 1810.

Murdannia spirata (L.) G.Brückn.

Murdannia spirata (L.) G.Brückn.

Murdannia spirata (L.) G.Brückn.

Murdannia spirata, the Asiatic dewflower, is a perennial tropical herb native to Asia and Pacific islands, now naturalized in Florida.

Murdannia semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau

Murdannia semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau

Murdannia semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau

Murdannia semiteres, the panicled dewflower, is an annual erect flowering herb in the Commelinaceae family native to Africa and South and West Asia.

Pollia crispata (R.Br.) Benth.

Pollia crispata (R.Br.) Benth.

Pollia crispata (R.Br.) Benth.

Pollia crispata is a perennial herb of eastern Australia, first described in 1810 and later moved to the Pollia genus.

Aneilema biflorum R.Br.

Aneilema biflorum R.Br.

Aneilema biflorum R.Br.

Aneilema biflorum R.Br. is a low-growing perennial Commelinaceae herb found in moist shaded eastern Australian sites.

Floscopa scandens Lour.

Floscopa scandens Lour.

Floscopa scandens Lour.

Floscopa scandens is a subscandent flowering plant in Commelinaceae, native to many South and East Asian and Oceanian regions.

Palisota bracteosa C.B.Clarke

Palisota bracteosa C.B.Clarke

Palisota bracteosa C.B.Clarke

Palisota bracteosa is a herbaceous Commelinaceae species native to western Africa with medicinal uses and irritant fruit hairs and sap.

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