| Monocotyledon | Literature for Commelina benghalensis
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Commelinaceae -- The Spiderwort Family | Bibliography |
| Commelina benghalensis | |
Common name(s): day flower, hairy honohono |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to tropical Asia and Africa, widely naturalized.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Maui, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Stems prostrate or ascending, often rooting at the nodes, up to 4 dm long, pubescent. |
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| Leaves |
Leaf blades ovate to broadly ovate, 3-5 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, puberulent and ± appressed pilose, apex obtuse, abruptly contracted at base, sheaths 1-2 cm long, pilose and usually long-ciliate in upper part, the hairs rust-colored. |
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| Flowers |
Hypogeous flowers sometimes present, margins of spathe connate at base, 1-1.5 cm long, peduncles ± exserted from spathe; petals pale blue, 4-5 mm long. |
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| Seeds |
Seeds 5 per capsule, transversely wrinkled. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 18, 22, 28, 30, 44, 48, 56, 66, 68 |
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