Characteristics
Monocots
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. var. gigas (Small)Faden
CLIMBING DAYFLOWER
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Though apparently only confirmed as present in Florida so far, this taxon is thought to be an introduction from the Old World (Faden 1993; Hassemer 2018).
Not Native
FACW (NWPL)
FACW (DEP)
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Classification
COMMELINALES
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. var. gigas (Small)Faden - CLIMBING DAYFLOWER
Citation
COMMELINA DIFFUSA Burman f., var. GIGAS (Small) Faden, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80: 213. 1993.
Commelina gigas Small 1933.
FLORIDA: Palm Beach Co.: E shore of Lake Okeechobee, 9-10 May 1917, Small 8247 (holotype: NY).
Species Distribution Map
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