Commelinaceae
Commelina lanceolata
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- وعلان سناني
Flowers
- In flower
- November to April (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Tann, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Allen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.