Commelina
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Commelina communis
Translingual
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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Commelina at The Plant List
- Commelina at Tropicos
- Commelina at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Commelina at Paleobiology Database
