Commelina

• Authority

  Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.

• Family

  Commelinaceae

• Scientific Name

  Commelina

• Description

  
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  Genus Description - Terrestrial herbs. Inflorescences terminal or leaf-opposed, enclosed in large, spathaceous bracts. Flowers: sepals free or lower (ventral) 2 connate; petals free, the dorsal, larger petals clawed, the ventral one reduced; stamens 6 (3 fertile + 3 sterile), the filaments glabrous; ovary usually 2-locular. Capsule loculicidally dehiscent or indehiscent, with 1 or 2 seeds per locule.