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

Commelina L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*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

Children

Commelina benghalensis L.
Commelina boissieriana C. B. Clarke
Commelina caroliniana Walter
Commelina chamissonis C. B. Clarke
Commelina coelestis Willd.
Commelina communis L.
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Commelina forskaolii Vahl
Commelina obliqua Vahl
Commelina rupicola Font Quer
Commelina virginica L.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: soljot 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: himmelsblommor

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 L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7bc54d6d-ce4d-4646-9779-95da495e6d81