Commelinaceae

Commelina paludosa Blume

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina

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Commelina paludosa (Commelina paludosa) — FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: وعلان سبخي
Chinese: 大苞鸭跖草, 大葉鴨跖草, 凤眼灵芝, 大竹叶菜, 大苞鴨跖草, 大苞鸭趾草, 大鸭跖草, 竹节菜
pwn: Qaljaljipetj

Synonyms

Commelina communis Roxb.
Commelina donii A.Dietr.
Commelina obliqua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Commelina obliqua f. albiflora Hochr.
Commelina obliqua f. obliqua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Commelina paludosa f. pedunculata Qaiser & Jafri
Commelina polyspatha Wight
Commelina semiovata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.

Flowers

In flower: June, August to November (from 48 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kiwi Shen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: lunarjade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hazel Chang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 賴碧珠, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: fagushayata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kiwi Shen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.