Commelina

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Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinales
Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Genus: Commelina
Species: C. benghalensis  - C. communis - C. caroliniana - C. cyanea - C. diffusa - C. erecta - C. sellowiana - C. tuberosa - C. virginica

[edit] Name

Commelina L., Sp. Pl. 40. 1753.

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[edit] Synonyms

• Allosperma Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 122. 1838.
• Allotria Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 70. 1837.
• Ananthopus Raf., Fl. Ludov.: 20. 1817.
• Athyrocarpus Schltdl. ex Benth., Gen. Pl. 3: 847. 1883, nom. illeg.
• Commelinopsis Pichon, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 227. 1946.
• Dirtea Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 69. 1837.
• Disecocarpus Hassk., Flora 41: 211. 1866.
• Erxlebia Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 494. 1790.
• Eudipetala Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 68. 1837.
• Hedwigia Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 495. 1790.
• Heterocarpus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 29. 1853.
• Isanthina Rchb. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 400. 1840.
• Larnalles Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 70. 1837.
• Lechea Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 60. 1790.
• Nephraeles Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 70. 1837.
• Omphalotheca Hassk., Bull. Congr. Int. Bot. Hort. Amsterdam 1865: 103. 1866.
• Ovidia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 68. 1837.
• Phaeosphaerion Hassk., Flora 49: 212. 1866.
• Spathodithyros Hassk., Flora 49: 211. 1866.
• Trithyrocarpus Hassk., Flora 49: 211. 1866.

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