Commelina communis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Commelineae
Genus: Commelina
Species: Commelina communis
Varietates: C. c. var. communis – C. c. var. ludens

Name

Commelina communis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 40. 1753.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native
- Asia-Temperate
  - Siberia
    - Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Yakutiya
  - Russian Far East
    - Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Primorye, Sakhalin
  - China
    - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria
  - East Asia
    - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan
- Asia-Tropical
  - Indo-China
    - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced
- Europe
  - Northern Europe
    - Baltic States
  - Middle Europe
    - Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany
  - East Europe
    - Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, North Caucasus, South European Russia, Ukraine
  - Southeastern Europe
    - Albania, Bulgaria, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania
  - Southwestern Europe
    - Portugal, Spain
- Asia-Temperate
  - Siberia
    - Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia
  - Western Asia
    - Cyprus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye
- North America
  - Eastern Canada
    - Ontario, Québec
  - Northwestern U.S.A.
    - Oregon
  - North-Central U.S.A.
    - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  - Northeastern U.S.A.
    - Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia
  - South-Central U.S.A.
    - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
  - Southeastern U.S.A.
    - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 40. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Commelina communis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Commelina communis. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Commelina communis. Accessed: 12 Jul 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: وعلان شائع
azərbaycanca: Adi kommelina
čeština: Křížatka obecná
Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Tagblume
English: Asiatic dayflower
español: Canutillo de Cuba
suomi: Rikkasoljo
français: Comméline commune
hornjoserbsce: Wšědny módrjenk
italiano: Erba miseria asiatica
日本語: ツユクサ, 露草
ქართული: ტყის ჭორტანა
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕನ್ನೆಸೊಪ್ಪು
한국어: 닭의장풀
polski: Komelina pospolita
پنجابی: کن چرا
русский: Коммелина обыкновенная
slovenčina: Podenka obyčajná
svenska: Liten himmelsblomma
Türkçe: Asya gün çiçeği
Tiếng Việt: Rau trai thường
中文: 鸭跖草