Commelina communis
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 communis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Commelina communis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Commelina barbataName author: Bojer
- Commelina communis f. albaName author: Ti Chen
- Commelina communis f. albifloraName author: Makino
- Commelina communis f. aureostriataName author: MacKeever
- Commelina communis f. caeruleopurpurascensName author: Makino
- Commelina communis f. ciliataName author: (Masam.) Murata
- Commelina communis subsp. exsertaName author: Pennell
- Commelina communis var. angustifoliaName author: Nakai
- Commelina communis var. ciliataName author: Masam.
- Commelina communis var. exsertaName author: (Pennell) F.G.Bernard
- Commelina coreanaName author: H.Lév.
- Commelina diabolicaName author: Koidz.
- Commelina minorName author: Y.N.Lee & Y.C.Oh
- Commelina nipponicaName author: Koidz.
- Commelina polygamaName author: Roth
- Commelina vulgarisName author: Redouté
- Commelina willdenowiiName author: Kunth
- Disecocarpus polygamusName author: (Roth) Hassk.
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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