Commelinaceae 1752439 215004640 2008-05-26T08:08:37Z Bioyilmaz 7183310 {{Taxobox | name = Commelinaceae | image = Tradescantia Spiderworts.jpg | image_width = 230px | image_caption = ''[[Tradescantia]]'' in flower | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Commelinales]] | familia = '''Commelinaceae''' | familia_authority = [[Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel|Mirb.]] (1804) | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = see text }} '''Commelinaceae''' is a [[botanical name]] for a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[flowering plants]], also known as the spiderwort family. The family has always been recognized by most taxonomists. The [[APG II system]] of 2003 (unchanged from the [[APG system]] of 1998), also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order [[Commelinales]] in the clade [[commelinids]] in the [[monocots]]. The family counts several hundred species of herbaceous plants. Many are cultivated as ornamentals. The stems of these plants are generally well-developed, and often swollen at the nodes. Flowers are often short-lived, lasting for a day or less. ==Genera== The family is divided in two subfamilies, 40 genera and 652 species (as of August 2005): * Commelinoideae: 38 genera and 640 species: ** ''[[Aetheolirion]]'' ** ''[[Amischotolpe]]'' ** ''[[Aneilema]]'': 65 species ** ''[[Anthericopsis]]'' ** ''[[Belosynapsis]]'' ** ''[[Buforrestia]]'' ** ''[[Callisia]]'' ** ''[[Cochliostema]]'' ** ''[[Coleotrype]]'' ** ''[[Commelina]]'': 170 species ** ''[[Cyanotis]]'': 50 species ***''[[Cyanotis somalensis]]'', in eastern Africa ** ''[[Dichorisandra]]'' ** ''[[Dictyospermum]]'' ** ''[[Elasis]]'' ** ''[[Floscopa]]'' ** ''[[Geogenanthus]]'' ** ''[[Gibasis]]'' (Gibasis geniculata - Tahitian Bridal Veil) ** ''[[Gibasoides]]'' ** ''[[Matudanthus]]'' ** ''[[Murdannia]]'': 50 species ** ''[[Palisota]]'' ** ''[[Plowmanianthus]]'' ** ''[[Pollia]]'' ** ''[[Polyspatha]]'' ** ''[[Pseudoparis]]'' ** ''[[Rhopalephora]]'' ** ''[[Sauvallea]]'' ** ''[[Siderasis]]'' ** ''[[Spatholirion]]'' ** ''[[Stanfieldiella]]'' ** ''[[Streptolirion]]'' ** ''[[Thyrsanthemum]]'' ** ''[[Tinantia]]'' ** ''[[Tradescantia]]'': 70 species. Includes the species formerly classified in the genera ''Campelia'', ''Cymbispatha'', ''Mandonia'', ''Neomandonia'', ''Neotreleasea'', ''Rhoeo'', ''Separotheca'', ''Setcreasea'', ''Treleasea'' and ''Zebrina''. ** ''[[Tricarpelema]]'' ** ''[[Tripogandra]]'' ** ''[[Weldenia]]'' * Cartonematoideae: two genera and 12 species. ** ''[[Cartonema]]'' ** ''[[Triceratella]]'', in [[Zimbabwe]]. {{commonscat|Commelinaceae}} ==External links== * [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/commelin.htm Commelinaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). ''[http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants]: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.'' Version: 9th March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com. * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=4740&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser] * [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Commelinaceae links at CSDL] [[Category:Commelinales| Commelinaceae]] [[Category:Plant families]] [[cs:Křížatkovité]] [[de:Commelinagewächse]] [[es:Commelinaceae]] [[fr:Commelinaceae]] [[it:Commelinaceae]] [[he:קומליניים]] [[ka:კომელინასებრნი]] [[lt:Komelininiai]] [[nl:Commelinaceae]] [[ja:ツユクサ科]] [[no:Dagblomstfamilien]] [[pt:Commelinaceae]] [[sr:Commelinaceae]] [[tr:Commelinaceae]] [[zh:鸭跖草科]]