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The LanguaL 2017™ Thesaurus  -  Systematic Display

 Updated 2018-06-12

 

FTCB4697
Descriptor    SCURVY WEED
Synonym(s)commelina; commelina cyanea 
Scope note 
Taxon Info 
Scientific name(s)   Commelinaceae  [ITIS TSN 39123] 
Scientific genus    Commelina L.  [ITIS TSN 39126] 
 Commelina L.  [PLANTS Symbol COMME] 
Scientific name(s)   Commelina cyanea R.Br.  [] 
Description 
Commelina cyanea, commonly known as scurvy weed, is a perennial prostrate herb of the family Commelinaceae native to moist forests and woodlands of eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. The leaves are used as an edible vegetable. The leaves were used by early non-indigenous colonists to alleviate scurvy, and hence its common name. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina_cyanea]  



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