It gets its name because the blooms last for only one day. The genus commelina was named for members of an 18th century dutch family. Web to pdf convert any web pages to highquality pdf files while retaining page layout, images, text and. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the iowa state.
Sepals lanceolate or ovateorbicular, sometimes shal lowly boatshaped, inner 2 often connate at base. Pdf the present article describes and illustrates a new species of. Commelina is a genus of approximately 170 species commonly called dayflowers due to the short lives of their flowers. Pdf a new species of commelina commelinaceae from india. Commelina diffusa is a colonising species of banana orchard habitats in st. The swedish taxonomist carl linnaeus of the 18th century named the genus after the two dutch botanists jan commelijn and his nephew caspar, each representing one of the showy. In tropical asia and africa, commelina benghalensis is a native plant and is known to. In china, the plant is known as yazhicao simplified chinese. Biological control of spreading dayflower commelina diffusa with the fungal. Commelina benghalensis l a habit sketch, b sepal, c petal, d stamens, e carpel, f seed j. Separate one page or a whole set for easy conversion into independent pdf files. The petals are free and unequal with the two upper ones being larger and.
Commelina is a genus of monocot, generally called dayflowers due to the short lives of their flowers. Several species, such as commelina benghalensis, are eaten as a leaf vegetable in southeast asia and africa. Commelina benghalensis tropical spiderwort or benghal dayflower has. The two upper petals of the flower are said to represent the two brothers who were famous botanists. Pdf commelina badamica commelinaceae, a new species from. Commelina is a genus of approximately 170 species commonly called dayflowers due to the. In the present study, the population dynamics of c.
Choose to extract every page into a pdf or select pages to extract. Find related pest control products, articles and questions on commelina spp ask a pro. Commelina communis, commonly known as the asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. Click split pdf, wait for the process to finish and download. Commelina communis is the first representative of the commelinaceae family found in lithuania. For the latter, select the pages you wish to extract. Glyphosatetolerant asiatic dayflower commelina communis l. It is by far the largest genus of its family, commelinaceae.
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