Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder is a plant in the Commelinaceae family, order Commelinales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder (Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder)
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Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder

Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder

Gibasis geniculata is a trailing Commelinaceae plant native to Mexico and tropical America, often confused with the cultivated Tahitian bridal veil.

Family
Genus
Gibasis
Order
Commelinales
Class
Liliopsida

About Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder

Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder is a trailing species of plant in the Commelinaceae family. It is native to Mexico and tropical America. The cultivated plant widely known as Tahitian bridal veil is frequently mislabeled as this species, but its correct scientific classification is Gibasis pellucida.

Photo: (c) Marco Pellegrini, all rights reserved, uploaded by Marco Pellegrini

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Commelinales Commelinaceae Gibasis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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