Climbing Day Flower
Commelina diffusa
Also known as Creeping dayflower
About Climbing Day Flower
Commelina diffusa, sometimes known as the climbing dayflower or spreading dayflower, is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. Its native distribution is Paleotropical, including tropical and southern Africa, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, southern China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands. It has been introduced throughout the tropical and subtropical Americas, where it is now found from the eastern and midwestern United States to northern Argentina. It has been introduced to the southeastern United States where it is most common in wet disturbed soils. There are two recognised varieties, one being the type and the other being C. diffusa var.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commelina diffusa
- Genus
- Commelina
- Family
- COMMELINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Sandy soil in dry deciduous forests and scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Pantropical, Warm temperate regions
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kanshura
- Bengali
- চিত্রপত্রী
- Malayalam
- വാഴപ്പടത്തി
- Marathi
- केनी
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Climbing Day Flower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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