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Taxon:  Commelina diffusa Burm. f.



Summary
Genus:
Commelina
Family:
Commelinaceae
Subfamily:
Commelinoideae
Tribe:
Commelineae
Nomen number:
311533
Place of publication:
Fl. indica 18, t. 7, fig. 2. 1768
Verified:
03/31/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
creeping-spiderwort –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqus.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Shengs.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaMarquesas Islands 
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaTuamotu Archipelago 
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificPitcairn  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBermuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileEaster Island 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (s.w.), Guizhou Sheng (s.w.), Hainan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng (s.e.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa], Philippines
Pacific
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Pitcairn, French Polynesia [Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Tonga
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Galápagos], Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Ohio]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Palau
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Tonga, Samoa
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Easter Island]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311533. Accessed 14 May 2025.