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  2. Commelina communis - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Commelina - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Commelina benghalensis - Wikipedia

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    Commelina benghalensis (Benghal dayflower) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Commelina benghalensis is a wide-ranging plant, being native to tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa, an area otherwise known as the paleotropics. In China it is commonly associated with wet locations. There it can be found from near sea level up to 2300 metres.

  5. Murdannia keisak - Wikipedia

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    Murdannia keisak, the marsh dewflower, is an annual, emergent plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is known by several other common names, including aneilema, wart-removing herb, Asian spiderwort, and marsh dayflower. [1] The alternate-leaved plant has succulent, prostrate stems 12 to 20 inches long, and forms new roots at the lower nodes.

  6. Commelina diffusa - Wikipedia

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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 been introduced to the southeastern United States where it is most common in wet disturbed soils.

  7. Commelina cyanea - Wikipedia

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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".

  8. C. communis - Wikipedia

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    Commelina communis, the Asiatic dayflower, an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family; See also. Communis (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 9 July ...

  9. Commelina erecta - Wikipedia

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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, Africa and western Asia. It is considered to be the most variable species of Commelina in North America.