EPPO Global Database

Commelina diffusa(COMDI)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: COMDI
  • Preferred name: Commelina diffusa
  • Authority: N. Burman

Notes

Western Asia (Yemen), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia (Malaya, Java, Philippines), China (including Taiwan, Tibet), Japan, Korea, Africa (practically throughout, except north), Madagascar, New Guinea. Introduced in USA (southeast, Hawaii), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Commelina agraria Kunth
Commelina aquatica Morton

Common names
Name Language
baby dayflower English (US)
climbing dayflower English
French weed English (US)
honohono English
spreading dayflower English (US)
curage French
herbe de l'eau French
mashangu French
babosilla Spanish (HN)
canutillo Spanish
cohitre Spanish
empanadilla Spanish (CU)
santa Lucia Spanish (BO)
siempreviva Spanish (CO)
suelda Spanish
tripa de pollo Spanish (HN)
dinheiro-em-penca Portuguese
shimatsuyukusa Japanese
シマツユクサ Japanese
коммелина небесно-голубая Russian
коммелина рассеяная Russian
jié jié cǎo Chinese
节节草 Chinese