Characteristics
Monocots
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. var. diffusa
COMMON DAYFLOWER
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Commelina diffusa is thought to be native to the Old World and introduced to the USA (Faden 1989, 1993; Hassemer 2018).
Not Native
FACW (NWPL)
T (WAP)
FACW (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
COMMELINA DIFFUSA Burman f., Fl. Indica 18, t. 7(2). 1768.
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INDIA (?): Without data, Burman Herb. s.n. (lectotype: G). Lectotypified by Merrill, J. Arnold Arbor. 18: 65. 1937.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
Bradford
FLAS
Brevard
USF
Broward
FLAS
Calhoun
USF
Charlotte
USF
Citrus
USF
Collier
USF
DeSoto
USF
Duval
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Commelina aquatica
Commelina aquatica J. K. Morton, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 55: 515, f. 12. 1956.
TYPE: GHANA:
Commelina cayennensis
Commelina cayennensis Richard, Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 106. 1792.
TYPE: FRENCH GUIANA: Without data, LeBlond s.n. (holotype: P).
Commelina cespitosa
Commelina cespitosa Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 1: 178. 1820.
TYPE: BANGLADESH: Chittagong,
Commelina communis
Commelina communis Vellozo, Fl. Flumin. 30. 1829 ("1825"), non Linnaeus 1753.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Without data (lectotype: Vellozo, Fl. Flumin., Icon. 1: t. 75. 1831 ("1827"). Lectotypified by Pellegrini & Forzza, Phytokeys 78: 74. 2017.
Commelina longicaulis
Commelina longicaulis Jacquin, Collectanea 3: 234. 1791 ("1789").
TYPE: VENEZUELA: Distrito Federal: Near Caracas (lectotype: Jacquin, Icon. Pl. Rar. 2: t. 294. 1797). Lectotypified by Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Monocot. 432. 1979.
Commelina ochreata
Commelina ochreata Schauer, in Meyen, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 447. 1843.
TYPE: CHINA:
Commelina pacifica
Commelina pacifica Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 168. 1805.
Commelina werneana
Commelina werneana Hasskarl, in Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 206, 295. 1867.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Alachua, Brevard, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Comerío Mun., DeSoto, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Glades, Hardee, Hart, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Itawamba, Jasper, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pender, Pinellas, Polk, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Vance, Volus
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1897 - 2015
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