Commelina

Translingual

Commelina communis

Etymology

Named by Linnaeus for Dutch botanists Jan Commelin (Commelijn) and his nephew, Caspar.

Proper noun

Commelina f

1. 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