Commelinaceae

Elasis guatemalensis (C.B.Clarke ex Donn.Sm.) M.Pell.

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Elasis

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Elasis guatemalensis (Elasis guatemalensis) — FlowerPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Tradescantia anisophylla Standl.
Tradescantia guatemalensis C.B.Clarke ex Donn.Sm.
Tradescantia guatemalensis f. alba Standl. & Steyerm.
Tradescantia guatemalensis var. tacana (Standl.) Rohweder
Tradescantia guatemalensis var. tacanana (Standl.) Rohweder
Tradescantia tacanana Standl.

Flowers

In flower: July to January (from 52 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Allan Pereira Tobar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Wyse, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Julius P, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.