Commelinales of Thailand
Commelinales comprises five families: Commelinaceae, Haemodoraceae, Hanguanaceae, Philydraceae, and Pontederiaceae. All the families combined contain over 800 species in about 70 genera; the majority of species are in the Commelinaceae.
Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
Genera: Commelina, Cyanotis, Murdannia, Tradescantia
Commelina benghalensis (Chonburi Prov.)
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Commelina diffusa (climbing dayflower, Chiang Mai Prov.)
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Cyanotis arachnoidea (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Cyanotis axillaris (L.) Cheelong Chaiyaphum October
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Cyanotis vaga ~ Wandering Dew-grass
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Murdannia edulis, Pai, Mae Hong Son, May 2018
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Murdannia versicolor (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Tradescantia pallida Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
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Tradescantia zebrina, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, July
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Family: Pontederiaceae (Pickerel-weed)
Genera: Eichhornia, Monochoria
Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth) (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Monochoria vaginalis - heartshape false pickerelweed - oval-leafed pondweed
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