Family Commelinaceae Mirb., nom. cons.

Family number:

281 Last Updated: 12-Jan-2017

Alternate name:

Number of accepted genera:

Type genus:

Commelina L.

Comments:

monocot family

Complete list of genera

Synonyms for family:

Cartonemataceae Pichon, nom. cons.
Tradescantiaceae Salisb.

Subfamilies and tribes for Commelinaceae Mirb., nom. cons.:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Cartonematoideae
Cartonematoideae	Cartonemateae
Cartonematoideae	Triceratelleae
Commelinoideae
Commelinoideae	Commelineae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae	Coleotrypinae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae	Cyanotinae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae	Dichorisandrinae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae	Palisotinae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae	Streptoliriinae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae	Thyrsantheminae
Commelinoideae	Tradescantieae	Tradescantiinae

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://genebank.ilri.org/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily?id=281.
Accessed 9 January 2025.