Commelina fasciculata

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

Commelina fasciculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Commelina
Species:	C. fasciculata
Binomial name
Commelina fasciculata Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[1]
Commelina glabra Baker Commelina gracilis Hook. Commelina hispida Ruiz & Pav. Commelina hispida var. gaudichaudii C.B.Clarke Commelina nervosa Ruiz & Pav. Commelina schoubertii Zucc. ex Ten. Ovidia gracilis Raf.

Comellina fasciculata is a species of herbaceous tropical plant in to the family Commelinaceae.^[1] It is native to Bolivia and Peru and was described by Ruiz and Pavon in 1798.^[2] It has a high chromosome number (2n= 180),^[3] one of the highest numbers among the Monocots.^[4]