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Day Flower

Commelina benghalensis L.

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Commelina benghalensis (Day Flower) is a species of perennial herb in the family Commelinaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Japan, Southeast Asia, Botswana, Micronesia, Rwanda, Cameroon, Bhutan, Uganda, The Philippines, The Gambia, CôTe D’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Benin, Nepal, Ghana, Madagascar, Tanzania, Somalia, Zambia, Lesotho, Djibouti, Swaziland, Malawi, South Africa, Nigeria, Indonesia, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Kenya, Guinea, Pakistan, India, Togo, and Namibia. They have simple, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by sweat bees.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1227603

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2403846

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1861060

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6942346

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/933860

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q702

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/49518

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2233387

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1252634

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/226074

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1694008

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2413451

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2287781

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/337996

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2395170

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1282988

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2300660

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1062947

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/149590

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/51537

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/895949

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/932692

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/223816

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/934841

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/927384

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/953987

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2328926

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1643084

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q974

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/192950

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2420477

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1168579

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1269750

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2363686

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3355338

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]

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EOL has data for 18 attributes, including:

Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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simple
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
- Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Louisiana
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
- Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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leaf morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
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broad
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
- Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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life cycle habit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, binneal, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Sri Lanka
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1227603
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photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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c3 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q286954
- Definition: one of three metabolic pathways for carbon fixation in photosynthesis, along with C4 and CAM. This process converts carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP, a 5-carbon sugar) into 3-phosphoglycerate through the following reaction: CO2 + H2O + RuBP → (2) 3-phosphoglycerate This reaction occurs in all plants as the first step of the Calvin–Benson cycle.
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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terrestrial plant
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/terrestrialPlant
- Definition: A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from land. Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water), epiphytic (living on trees) and lithophytic (living in or on rocks)
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_plant
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Day Flower. View this species on GBIF

Günter Baumann cc-by-nc-sa-3.0