Common name
English: Benghal Dayflower
Mandarin: 饭包草 (fan bao cao)
English: Benghal Dayflower
Mandarin: 饭包草 (fan bao cao)
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Liliopsida (391)
Order: Commelinales (21)
Family: Commelinaceae (21)(family description)
Genus: Commelina (5)
Epithet: benghalensis L. (2)
benghalensis => of or from Bengal, historical and geographical region covering Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal in India
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
Check for Commelina benghalensis at
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