Commelina benghalensis

TaxID: 34173

Basic Information

Commelina benghalensis

Benghal Dayflower, Jio

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 has a long flowering period, from spring to fall in subtropical areas, and throughout the year closer to the equator. It is often associated with disturbed soils. In both it native range and areas where it has been introduced it is usually considered a weed, sometimes a serious one. In the United States it has been placed on the Federal Noxious Weed List. It is considered a moderate weed of rice cultivation in Asia. In its native range of sub-Saharan Africa, India, Sri Lanka, and much of Southeast Asia, it is considered a serious weed of an enormous range of crops from tea and coffee to cassava and peanuts. Additional agricultural damage is caused by the fact that it can host the nematode Meloidogyne incognita and the Groundnut rosette virus. In China it is used as a medicinal herb that is said to have diuretic, febrifugal and anti-inflammatory effects, while in Pakistan it is used to cure swellings of the skin, leprosy and as a laxative.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Commelinales

Commelinaceae

Commelina

benghalensis

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (9 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Cuba Absent —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Haiti Quarantine pests —
Israel Quarantine pest 2009
Jamaica Quarantine pests —
Jordan A1 list 2013
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Nicaragua Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests 1989

Distribution (88 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bangladesh Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Botswana Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (17 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
UHURU1326-15 - trnL-F 581 Kenya 2014-09-12 0.34266, 36.91245
UHURU1302-15 - trnL-F 562 Kenya 2014-09-12 0.34266, 36.91245
UHURU1278-15 - trnL-F 561 Kenya 2014-09-12 0.34266, 36.91245
UHURU1254-15 - trnL-F 543 Kenya 2014-09-12 0.34266, 36.91245
SDH2201-14 - rbcLa 552 United States 2009-02-22 32.788, -117.177
SAFH946-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2006-05-04 -22.7125, 30.93028
SAFH4944-12 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2011-09-14 -34.05239, 18.42814
SAFH2907-11 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2011-03-09 -33.943, 18.474
SAFH2507-11 - rbcLa 529 South Africa 2010-10-04 -33.67372, 25.80364
HIDNA015-14 - rbcLa 566 United States 2013-09-10 21.296967, -157.82181
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Literature