Botanical Family · Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
46 speciesOrder Commelinales8+ well-known plants
The dayflower family of succulent herbs found in moist tropical and subtropical habitats. Flowers last only a single day and typically have 3 petals, often with attractive blue, violet, or white colouration. Includes wandering jew (Tradescantia) and spiderwort. Stems are usually jointed and fleshy.
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How to recognise the Commelinaceae family
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Jointed, fleshy stems
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3-petalled flowers lasting one day
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Sheathing leaf bases; often glaucous
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
False Bromeliad PlantCallisia fragransCreeping Inch PlantCallisia repensGarden Commelina, DayflowerCommelina benghalensisWillow-Leaved Day-FlowerCommelina clavataClimbing Day Flower, Creeping DayflowerCommelina diffusaWhitemouth DayflowerCommelina erectaRat's-EarCommelina forskalaeiIndian DayflowerCommelina hasskarlii
All 46 species in COMMELINACEAE
- False Bromeliad PlantCallisia fragrans
- Creeping Inch PlantCallisia repens
- Garden Commelina, DayflowerCommelina benghalensis
- Willow-Leaved Day-FlowerCommelina clavata
- Climbing Day Flower, Creeping DayflowerCommelina diffusa
- Whitemouth DayflowerCommelina erecta
- Rat's-EarCommelina forskalaei
- Indian DayflowerCommelina hasskarlii
- Long-Leaf DayflowerCommelina longifolia
- Swamp DayflowerCommelina paludosa
- Shrubby DayflowerCommelina suffruticosa
- Sahyadri Dew-GrassCyanotis adscendens
- Grass Of The DewCyanotis arachnoidea
- Bristly Dew-GrassCyanotis burmanniana
- Crested Cat EarsCyanotis cristata
- Fluffy Cat Ears, NilwantiCyanotis fasciculata
- Crested Cat EarsCyanotis papilionacea
- Greater Cat EarsCyanotis tuberosa
- Climbing Flower CupFloscopa scandens
- Two-Shaped DewflowerMurdannia dimorpha
- Giant DewflowerMurdannia gigantea
- Woolly DewflowerMurdannia lanuginosa
- Severalflower DewflowerMurdannia loriformis
- Nakedstem DewflowerMurdannia nudiflora
- Few Flowered DewflowerMurdannia pauciflora
- Little GloryMurdannia semiteres
- Large DewflowerMurdannia simplex
- Asiatic DewflowerMurdannia spirata
- Sheathed DewflowerMurdannia vaginata
- Changing Color DewflowerMurdannia versicolor
- Creeping Cradle PlantTonningia axillaris
- Purple HeartTradescantia pallida
- Boat Lily, Rheo, Oyster Plant, Moses-In-The-BoatTradescantia spathacea
- InchplantTradescantia zebrina
- Aneilema montanum
- Aneilema ovalifolium
- Aneilema scaberrimum
- Commelina hirsuta
- Cyanotis arcotensis
- Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens
- Murdannia dimorpha
- Murdannia gigantea
- Murdannia lanceolata
- Murdannia pauciflora
- Murdannia vaginata
- Murdannia versicolor
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