Commelina diffusa

species of pantropical herbaceous plant in the dayflower family
Taxon taxon Q5152275
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Commelina diffusa

Summary

Commelina diffusa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commelina diffusa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Commelina diffusa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Commelina diffusa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Commelina diffusa is classified within Commelina[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Commelina diffusa is Commelina diffusa[7].
  • Commelina diffusa is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Commelina diffusa is used for vegetable[9].
  • Commelina diffusa is used for religious culture[10].
  • Commelina diffusa is used for food[11].
  • Commelina diffusa's Commons category is recorded as Commelina diffusa[12].
  • Commelina diffusa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Commelina diffusa[13].
  • Commelina diffusa's Commons gallery is recorded as Commelina diffusa[14].
  • Commelina diffusa's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[15].
  • Commelina diffusa's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[16].
  • Commelina diffusa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(3)[17].
  • Commelina diffusa's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[18].
  • Commelina diffusa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=311533[19].
  • Commelina diffusa's short name is recorded as C. diffusa[20].
  • Commelina diffusa is commonly known as climbing dayflower[21].
  • Commelina diffusa is commonly known as Birdbill Dayflower[22].
  • Commelina diffusa is commonly known as Climbing Dayflower[23].
  • Commelina diffusa is commonly known as Creeping Day Flower[24].
  • Commelina diffusa is commonly known as Spreading Dayflower[25].
  • Commelina diffusa is commonly known as 竹仔菜[26].
  • Commelina diffusa is commonly known as 節節草[27].

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Classification

Commelina diffusa's scientific name is Commelina diffusa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Commelina[6]. Recorded taxon common name include climbing dayflower[21], Birdbill Dayflower[22], Creeping Day Flower[24], Spreading Dayflower[25], 竹仔菜[26], and 節節草[27].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 160818[28] and 240101[29]. Commelina diffusa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 428226[30]. Commelina diffusa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1122770[31]. Commelina diffusa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2764202[32]. Commelina diffusa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39131[33].

Why It Matters

Commelina diffusa ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Commelina diffusa
    Described by source → Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(3), Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Instance of → taxon
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