Scientific or common name:

Gibasis pellucida (M. Martens & Galeotti) D.R. Hunt

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COMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Gibasis pellucida (M. Martens & Galeotti) D.R. Hunt
Rank: species

Images of Gibasis pellucida

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Common names

U.S. name: Dotted bridalveil
English name: bridalveil
English name: Tahitian bridalveil
Italian name: Tradescantia nana

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Gibasis
Species:

1) Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohw. 2) Gibasis pellucida (M. Martens & Galeotti) D.R. Hunt

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (Florida)


Map for Gibasis pellucida (M. Martens & Galeotti) D.R. Hunt
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Commelinaceae)
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1) Aneilema 2) Aploleia (roseling) 3) Athyrocarpus (dayflower) 4) Callisia (roseling) 5) Campelia (spiderwort) 6) Commelina (dayflower) 7) Commelinantia (tinantia) 8) Commelinopsis (dayflower) 9) Cuthbertia (roseling) 10) Ephemerum (spiderwort) 11) Gibasis (bridalveil) 12) Hapalanthus (roseling) 13) Leiandra (roseling) 14) Murdannia 15) Phaeosphaerion (dayflower) 16) Phyodina (roseling) 17) Rectanthera (roseling) 18) Rhoeo (spiderwort) 19) Setcreasea (spiderwort) 20) Spironema (roseling) 21) Tinantia 22) Tradescantella (roseling) 23) Tradescantia (spiderwort) 24) Tripogandra 25) Zebrina

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Common names (Gibasis)
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1) Dotted bridalveil (Gibasis pellucida) 2) Tahitian bridalveil (Gibasis geniculata)

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More species:
1) Gibbesia rugelii (Chapm.) Small [89]
2) Gifola germanica Dumort. [144]
3) Gilia abramsii (Brand) H. Mason & A.D. Grant [182]
4) Gilia acerosa (A. Gray) Britton [139]
5) Gilia achilleifolia Benth. ssp. staminea (Greene) H. Mason & A.D. Grant [88]
6) Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng. ssp. euaggregata Brand [139]
7) Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng. var. macrosiphon Kearney & Peebles [143]
8) Gilia brecciarum M.E. Jones ssp. argusana A.D. Grant & V.E. Grant [93]
9) Gilia candida Rydb. [129]
10) Gilia congesta Hook. var. montana (A. Nelson & Kennedy) Constance & Rollins [89]

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