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Commelina benghalensis - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer

Commelina benghalensis - Flower side view - Click to enlarge!

Flower side view; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer

Commelina benghalensis - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer

Commelina benghalensis - Branch - Click to enlarge!

Branch; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 946
Date of entry: 08.10.2008
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Benghal Dayflower

Mandarin: 饭包草 (fan bao cao)

Classification

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

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

External links

Check for Commelina benghalensis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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