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Commelinaceae Mirb. - Spiderwort Family
(Commelina acuminata, Commelina canescens, Commelina cavaleriei, Commelina cucullata, Commelina delicatula, Commelina hirsuta, Commelina kilimandscharica, Commelina mollis, Commelina nervosa, Commelina obscura, Commelina poligama, Commelina procurrens, Commelina prostrata, Commelina pyrrhoblepharis, Commelina radiciflora, Commelina rhizocarpa, Commelina rufociliata, Commelina saltiana, Commelina senegalensis, Commelina turbinata, Commelina uncata, Commelina villosiuscula)
Common names: Benghal dayflower, Ibreeq al faki, tropical spiderwort
Extract from Wikipedia article: Commelina benghalensis, commonly known as the Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort, or wandering Jew, kanshira in Bengali, is a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa. It has been widely introduced to areas outside its native range, including to the neotropics, Hawaii, the West Indies and to both coasts of North America. It flowers from spring into the fall and is often associated with disturbed soils.
  Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) under a palm tree on Al Rabiya Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  Node on a stem of Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) on Al Rabiya Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  Blue flower of Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) on Al Rabiya Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) taken from a shady place under a palm at Al Rabiya Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) with boat-shaped bracts taken from Al Rabiya Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  Close up of a blue flower of Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) taken from Al Rabiya Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) on white background taken from Al Rabiya Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) on a lawn under trees near HSM Villa on Al Eithar Street in Onaiza area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 19, 2015  Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) taken from a lawn under trees near HSM Villa on Al Eithar Street in Onaiza area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, October 20, 2015  Blooming Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) taken from a lawn under trees near HSM Villa on Al Eithar Street in Onaiza area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, October 20, 2015  Flowers of Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) on a lawn in shade near HSM Villa on Al Eithar Street in Onaiza area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, December 1, 2015  Benghal dayflower (tropical spiderwort, Commelina benghalensis) on a lawn in shade near HSM Villa on Al Eithar Street in Onaiza area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, December 1, 2015 |
(Setcreasea jaumavensis, Setcreasea lanceolata, Setcreasea pallida, Setcreasea purpurea, Tradescantia purpurea)
Common names: Purple Heart
Extract from Wikipedia article: Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort (a genus of New World plants) more commonly known as wandering jew, a name it shares with the closely related species T. fluminensis and T. zebrina. Other common names include purple secretia, purple-heart, and purple queen. It is native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. Edward Palmer was the first European to observe and assign a Latin name to the type specimen near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas in 1907.
 Tradescantia pallida (Setcreasea purpurea, Purple Heart) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, April 26, 2016  Purple Heart (Tradescantia pallida, Setcreasea purpurea) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, April 26, 2016  Tradescantia pallida (Setcreasea purpurea, Purple Heart) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2016 |
(Ephemerum bicolor, Ephemerum discolor, Rhoeo discolor, Rhoeo spathacea, Tradescantia discolor, Tradescantia versicolor)
Common names: boatlily, Moses-in-the-Cradle
Extract from Wikipedia article: Tradescantia spathacea, the boatlily or Moses-in-the-Cradle, is a herb in the Commelinaceae first described in 1788. It is native to Belize, Guatemala, and southern Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula) but widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in parts of Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and various oceanic islands.
 Dark red plants of boat lily (Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2016  Dark red rosettes of leaves of boat lily (Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2016  Back lit plants of boat lily (Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, April 26, 2016  Boat lily (Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, April 26, 2016  Boat lily (Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, May 30, 2016 |
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