Commelinaceae
Tahitian bridalveil
Gibasis geniculata
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Gibasis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 新娘草
- English
- Tahitian bridalveil
- Thai
- เจ้าสาวชาวเกาะ
Synonyms
- Aneilema filipes Mart.
- Aneilema geniculata (Jacq.) Woodson
- Callisia diffusa Pohl ex Seub.
- Tradescantia consanguinea Klotzsch ex C.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia decumbens Klotzsch
- Tradescantia effusa Mart.
- Tradescantia floribunda Kunth
- Tradescantia geniculata Jacq.
- Tradescantia geniculata var. kunthiana (Seub. ex Mart.) C.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia hypophaea K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Tradescantia hypophaea G.Koch & Bouch.
- Tradescantia kunthiana Seub.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July, September, December to April (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: birdzilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Edward Palmer, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Don Johnston, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: John G. Phillips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: pricklybriar, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.