Commelina benghalensis
A species in the Commelinaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Commelinales
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
- Species
- Commelina benghalensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Commelina benghalensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsutaName author: (C.B.Clarke) J.K.Morton
- Commelina benghalensis var. benghalensisName author: Not supplied
- Commelina benghalensis var. hirsutaName author: C.B.Clarke
- Commelina canescensName author: Vahl
- Commelina cavalerieiName author: H.Lév.
- Commelina cucullataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Commelina delicatulaName author: Schlecht.
- Commelina kilimandscharicaName author: K.Schum.
- Commelina mollisName author: Jacq.
- Commelina nervosaName author: Burm.f.
- Commelina obscuraName author: K.Schum.
- Commelina poligamaName author: Blanco
- Commelina procurrensName author: Schltdl.
- Commelina pyrrho-blepharisName author: Hassk.
- Commelina radicifloraName author: R.Br. ex C.B.Clarke
- Commelina rhizocarpaName author: Afzel. ex C.B.Clarke
- Commelina rufociliataName author: C.B.Clarke
- Commelina senegalensisName author: Ten.
- Commelina uncataName author: C.B.Clarke
- Commelina villosiusculaName author: Sol. ex C.B.Clarke
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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