Definition
A genus of tropical and subtropical plants known as dayflowers, with distinctive blue or purple flowers that typically last only one day.
Etymology
Named after the Commelijn brothers, 17th-century Dutch botanists and horticulturists, by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The genus was christened to honor their contributions to botanical science, following Linnaeus's practice of naming plants after notable scientists.
Kelly Says
Commelinas are called 'dayflowers' because each blossom lives for literally just one day, then dies—yet the plant produces new flowers daily all season, a strategy that confused early botanists who thought the plant was blooming continuously. Also, the plant is named after guys with the last name 'Commelijn,' one of botany's more amusing naming stories.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮመልሊና
koh-meh-lee-na
ARالعربية
كوميلينا
ko-me-lee-na
BNবাংলা
কমেলিনা
koh-meh-lee-na
CACatalà
commelina
koh-meh-lee-na
CSČeština
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
DADansk
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
DEDeutsch
Commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
ELΕλληνικά
κομέλλινα
koh-meh-lee-na
ESEspañol
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
FAفارسی
کوملینا
koh-meh-lee-na
FISuomi
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
FRFrançais
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
GUGU
કોમલિના
koh-meh-lee-na
HAHA
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
HEעברית
קומלנה
koh-meh-lee-na
HIहिन्दी
कॉमेलिना
koh-meh-lee-nah
HUMagyar
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
IGIG
commelina
koh-meh-lee-na
ITItaliano
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
KKKK
коммелина
koh-meh-lee-na
KMKM
កម្មលីណា
kam-meh-lee-na
MRMR
कॉमेलिना
koh-meh-lee-na
MSBahasa Melayu
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
MYမြန်မာ
ကုမ္မလီန
koh-meh-lee-na
NLNederlands
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
NONorsk
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
PAPA
ਕੋਮੇਲੀਨਾ
koh-meh-lee-na
PLPolski
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
PTPortuguês
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
RORomână
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
RUРусский
коммелина
kom-me-li-na
SVSvenska
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
SWKiswahili
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
TAதமிழ்
கொமெலினா
koh-meh-lee-na
TEతెలుగు
కొమెలినా
koh-meh-lee-na
THไทย
คอมเมลิน่า
koh-meh-li-na
TLTL
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
TRTürkçe
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
UKУкраїнська
коммеліна
kom-me-li-na
URاردو
کوملینا
koh-meh-lee-na
VITiếng Việt
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
YOYO
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah
ZH中文
小马铃草
xiao ma ling cao
ZUZU
commelina
koh-meh-lee-nah