Commelina diffusa

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	COMMELINACEAE
Species:	Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Common Name:	Creeping Dayflower; Spreading Dayflower
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native, FACW (NWI)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	COMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort family
Genus	Commelina
Species	Commelina diffusa Burm. f. - Creeping Dayflower; Spreading Dayflower

Citation

Citation	Commelina diffusa Burman f., Fl. Indica [N.L. Burman] 18, pl. 7, f. 2. 1768.
Basionym:	**
Type:	INDIA (?): Without data, Burman Herb. s.n. (lectotype: G). Lectotypified by Merrill, J. Arnold Arbor. 18: 65. 1937.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Type
Commelina aquatica	Commelina aquatica J. K. Morton, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 55: 515, f. 12. 1956.	GHANA
Commelina cayennensis	Commelina cayennensis Richard, Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 105. 1792.	FRENCH GUIANA: Without data, LeBlond s.n. (holotype: P).
Commelina cespitosa	Commelina cespitosa Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 1: 178. 1820.	BANGLADESH: Chittagong,
Commelina gigas	Commelina gigas Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 264, 1503. 1933.	FLORIDA: Palm Beach Co.: E shore of Lake Okeechobee, 9-10 May 1917, Small 8247 (holotype: NY).
Commelina ochreata	Commelina ochreata Schauer, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 447. 1843.	CHINA
Commelina pacifica	Commelina pacifica Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 168. 1805.
Commelina werneana	Commelina werneana Hasskarl, in Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 206, 295. 1867.
Commelina longicaulis	Commelina longicaulis Jacquin, Collectanea 3: 234. 1791 ("1789").	VENEZUELA: Distrito Federal: Near Caracas (lectotype: Jacquin, Icon. Pl. Rar. 2: t. 294. 1797). Lectotypified by Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Monocot. 432. 1979.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Choctaw, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Etowah, Geneva, Greene, Houston, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Madison, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1879 - 1981

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UWAL0010106	Montgomery	20 Oct 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22679	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman
JSU106122	Etowah	05 Oct 1996	Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M. 4504	JSU Commelina diffusa Burman
UWAL0043998	Baldwin	04 Aug 2000	Nation, N. Fred 450	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
AUA_ACC_64281	Conecuh	11 Sep 2004	Diamond, Alvin R. 14690	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
UWAL0035895	Blount	14 Sep 2013	Anderson, Kelly 493	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burmann f.
UNA00036181	Mobile	16 Oct 1966	Deramus, Rebecca D1026	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
AMAL00023067	Covington	14 Sep 2010	Hansen, Curtis J. 4896	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
TROY000033025	Butler	10 Sep 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22513	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
UNA00012581	Tuscaloosa	_ _ 1879	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UWAL0003511	Calhoun	14 Nov 2005	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12359	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
AMAL00012799	Calhoun	14 Nov 2005	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12359	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UNA00069692	Lauderdale	09 Oct 2008	Webb, David 6862	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UWAL0016822	Mobile	03 Feb 2013	Horne, Howard E. 1969	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman
UNA00012582	Jefferson	03 Aug 1879	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
JSU106125	Shelby	23 Sep 2000	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10938	JSU Commelina diffusa Burman
AMAL00019555	Monroe	11 Sep 2012	Barger, T. Wayne 793	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
TROY000009999	Monroe	20 Sep 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 18227	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
JSU106127	Tuscaloosa	22 Jul 2000	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10793	JSU Commelina diffusa Burman
UWAL0013067	Bullock	18 Jul 2012	Dykes, Bailee 1006	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman
USAM000004014	Baldwin	06 Oct 1973	LeLong, Michel G. 7338	USAM Commelina diffusa Burman f.
AUA_ACC_17645	Coffee	24 Jul 1969	Simonds, E.P. 072	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
UWAL0053253	Madison	24 Oct 2020	Finzel, Brian s.n.	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UWAL0012641	Monroe	25 Sep 2012	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13642	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman f.
ALNHS00001482	Monroe	11 Sep 2012	Barger, T. Wayne SP#793	ALNHS Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UWAL0054335	Baldwin	06 Jul 2022	Keener, Brian R. 12522.5	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman f.
UWAL0047256	Autauga	16 Sep 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 1231	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman f.
AUA_ACC_56621	Pike	21 Oct 1994	Diamond, Alvin R. 9427	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
TROY000034065	Montgomery	30 Oct 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22679	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
TROY000032040	Montgomery	16 Sep 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21588	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
AUA_ACC_55361	Pike	6 Dec 1994	Diamond, Alvin R. 9471	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
TROY000036526	Bullock	18 Jul 2012	Dykes, Bailee 1006	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman f.
AMAL00019844	Monroe	25 Sep 2012	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13642	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burman
AMAL00014810	Tallapoosa	18 Oct 2006	Barger, T. Wayne 436	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa
TROY000024751	Calhoun	14 Nov 2005	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12359	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
UNA00036187	Greene	26 Sep 1964	Harper, Roland M. 4553	UNA Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L. subsp. tetraphyllum
AUA_ACC_56483	Pike	24 Sep 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9986	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
TROY000009997	Crenshaw	30 Sep 1999	Diamond, Alvin R. 11619	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
USAM000004015	Mobile	27 Sep 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4764	USAM Commelina diffusa Burman f.
AUA000032688	Covington	14 Sep 2010	Hansen, Curtis J. 4896	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
TROY000009998	Geneva	27 Oct 1999	MacDonald, John R. 13711	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
AMAL00015130	Sumter	26 Oct 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12789	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
AUA_ACC_62069	Choctaw	21 Oct 1994	Crouch, Virginia E. 1244	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
UWAL0003510	Sumter	26 Oct 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12789	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
AMAL00019768	Mobile	03 Feb 2013	Horne, Howard E. 1969	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burman
UNA00012580	Mobile	_ Oct 1878	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UWAL0002843	Pike	11 Oct 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21640	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman
UNA00036191	Shelby	09 May 1981	Horn, Charles N. 253	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UNA00036186	Mobile	08 Sep 1965	Deramus, Rebecca D779	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
TROY000048210	Autauga	05 Oct 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 1331	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman f.
SAMF0001213	Tuscaloosa	26 Aug 1962	Deramus, Rebecca 219	SAMF Commelina diffusa Burman
TROY000032695	Pike	11 Oct 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21640	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
UWAL0035580	Mobile	22 May 2016	Horne, Howard E. 3186	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman f.
AUA_ACC_17643	Lee	24 Jul 1969	Miller, L.C. 139	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
UNA00036161	Mobile	_ Oct 1890	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L. subsp. tetraphyllum
UWAL0001790	Montgomery	16 Sep 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21588	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
UNA00036141	Tuscaloosa	01 Nov 1981	Horn, Charles N. 459	UNA Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L. subsp. tetraphyllum
UNA00036131	Tuscaloosa	s.d.	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L. subsp. tetraphyllum
JSU106124	Jefferson	23 Sep 2000	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10919	JSU Commelina diffusa Burman
TROY000048258	Autauga	05 Oct 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 1331	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman f.
USAM000004013	Mobile	15 Sep 1976	LeLong, Michel G. 9481	USAM Commelina diffusa Burman f.
TROY000009996	Conecuh	11 Sep 2004	Diamond, Alvin R. 14690	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
USAM000004016	Mobile	01 Sep 1970	LeLong, Michel G. 5546	USAM Commelina diffusa Burman f.
UNA00036126	Tuscaloosa	09 Sep 1955	Harper, Roland M. 4337	UNA Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
AUA_ACC_35492	Jefferson	28 Jul 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1746	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
TROY000033918	Houston	08 Oct 2011	Senn, Whitney 85	TROY Commelina diffusa Burman
AMAL00011893	Washington	13 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18637	AMAL Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
AUA000040568	Cullman	8 Oct 1915	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.
UWAL0012666	Monroe	11 Sep 2012	Barger, T. Wayne 793	UWAL Commelina diffusa Burman f.
AUA_ACC_3504	Lee	8 Feb 1962	Gramlich, Jim	AUA Commelina Diffusa Burm. F.

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For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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