Commelina

Translingual

Commelina communis

Etymology

Named by Linnaeus for Dutch botanists Jan Commelin (Commelijn) and his nephew, Caspar.

Proper noun

Commelina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Commelinaceae – dayflowers.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Commelinales - order; Commelinaceae - family; Commelinoideae - subfamily; Commelineae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Commelina communis (Asiatic dayflower) - type species; for other species see List of Commelina species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Commelina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Commelina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Commelina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Commelina at USDA Plants database
Commelina at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Commelina at Encyclopedia of Life
Commelina at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Commelina at The Plant List
Commelina at Tropicos
Commelina at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Commelina at Paleobiology Database

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