Commelinaceae Mirb.

Spiderwort Family

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Plants > Angiosperms > Commelinaceae

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae

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​Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of five families in the order Commelinales and by far the largest of these with about 731 known species in 41 genera. Well known genera include Commelina (dayflowers) and Tradescantia (spiderworts). Wikipedia

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Genera: Amischotolype​, Commelina, Cyanotis, Dichorisandra, Floscopa, Murdannia, Tradescantia

Amischotolype griffithii

Commelina benghalensis

Commelina diffusa

Commelina paludosa

Cyanotis arachnoidea

Cyanotis axillaris

Cyanotis vaga

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Floscopa scandens

Murdannia edulis

Murdannia versicolor

Tradescantia pallida

Tradescantia zebrina

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References: 
Wikipedia