Commelinaceace

Spiderwort family

FORM perennial herbaceous plants or climbers

Genera       38     

Species 500 in our area     (Gray);     (B&B)43

Distribution mainly tropical and subtropical.

Flowers Bisexual, solitary or in cymes usually blue

#Parts  perianth 6 (2 whorls of 3) 6 (3) stamens   Symmetry regular

Leaves with tubular sheathing often succulent.