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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 last for only one day. [ 1 ] It is native throughout much of East Asia and northern parts of Southeast Asia .
Commelina diffusa, sometimes known as the climbing dayflower or spreading dayflower, is a pantropical herbaceous plant in the dayflower family.It has been introduced to the southeastern United States where it is most common in wet disturbed soils.
Commelina benghalensis, commonly known as the Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort, or wandering Jew, [6] kanshira in Bengali, is a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa. It has been widely introduced to areas outside its native range, including to the neotropics , Hawaii, the West Indies and to both coasts of North America.
The Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) is probably the best known species in the West. It is a common weed in parts of Europe and throughout eastern North America . [ 2 ] Several species, such as Commelina benghalensis , are eaten as a leaf vegetable in Southeast Asia and Africa .
Commelina communis, commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. It is native throughout much of East Asia and northern parts of Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced to parts of central and southeastern Europe and much of eastern North America, where it has spread to become a noxious ...
Members of the genus are known by many common names, including inchplant, wandering jew, spiderwort, [6] dayflower and trad. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Tradescantia grow 30–60 cm tall (1–2 ft), and are commonly found individually or in clumps in wooded areas and open fields.
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The genus name Commelina was chosen based on the Asiatic dayflower. Linnaeus picked the name in honour of the Dutch botanists Jan and Caspar Commelijn, using the two large showy petals of Commelina communis to symbolise them. [5] [failed verification] The specific name is the Latin adjective cyaneus, meaning "blue".