Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Commelinales > Family Commelinaceae > Genus Commelina

Commelina communis L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Commelina*	L.	accepted genus name
*Commelina benghalensis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Commelina boissieriana*	C. B. Clarke	taxonomically included in
*Commelina caroliniana*	Walter	taxonomically included in
*Commelina chamissonis*	C. B. Clarke	taxonomically included in
*Commelina coelestis*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Commelina communis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Commelina diffusa*	Burm. f.	taxonomically included in
*Commelina forskaolii*	Vahl	taxonomically included in
*Commelina obliqua*	Vahl	taxonomically included in
*Commelina rupicola*	Font Quer	taxonomically included in
*Commelina virginica*	L.	taxonomically included in

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: rikkasoljo sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: liten himmelsblomma

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 40. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von (2021+): Commelinaceae. - In: Euro+Med PlantBase. The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Commelina communis L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/10bb08e2-310b-45ea-9c7c-8d94381e2f39