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Commelina benghalensis

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Commelinales > Family: Commelinaceae > Genus: Commelina

Commelina benghalensis

Commelina benghalensis in flower in summer in forest on the dunes above Groenvlei, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]