Commelina paludosa Blume

Kingdom: Plantae (2624)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)

    Class: Liliopsida (388)

      Order: Commelinales (21)

        Family: Commelinaceae (21)(family description)

          Genus: Commelina (5)

            Epithet: paludosa Blume (2)

Synonym: Commelina donii A.Dietr.

donii => in honor of David Don (1799-1841), Scottish botanist.

paludosa => marshy

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue, white

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