Commelinaceae
74 species
Herbaceous plants with blue flowers; dayflowers and wandering Jew; mostly ornamental.
Amischotolype mollissima
Edible: Leaves
Aneilema aequinoctiale
Clinging aneilema
Edible: Leaves, Roots, Salt
Aneilema beniniense
Edible: Leaves
Aneilema dregeanum
Edible: Leaves
Aneilema lanceolatum
Edible: Sap
Aneilema pedunculosum
Edible: Leaves
Aneilema siliculosum
Edible: Roots, Stems
Aneilema sp.
Edible: Leaves
Aneilema spekei
Edible: Leaves
Belosynapsis moluccana
Edible: Leaves
Cartonema parviflorum
Bush potato
Edible: Tubers, Corms, Root
Cartonema spicatum
Edible: Tuber, Corm, Root
Commelina africana
Yellow commelina
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Bulb, Tubers, Root
Commelina attenuata
Edible: Leaves
Commelina benghalensis
Dayflower, Tropical Spiderweed
Edible: Leaves, Rhizome, Roots, Vegetable
Commelina chinensis var. ciliata
Edible: Leaves
Commelina ciliata
Edible: Roots
Commelina claessensii
Edible: Leaves
Commelina clavata
Willow leaved dayflower
Edible: Leaves
Commelina coelestis
Blue spider wort
Edible: Root, Tuber
Commelina communis
Asiatic Dayflower
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Stems
Commelina cyanea
Scurvy weed, Wandering Jew
Edible: Leaves
Commelina dianthifolia
Birdbill Dayflower
Edible: Root
Commelina diffusa
Wandering Jew, Spreading Dayflower
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Commelina elliptica
Peruvian spiderwort
Edible: Root
Commelina ensifolia
Scurvy grass, Wandering jew
Edible: Tubers, Root, Leaves
Commelina erecta
Erect dayflower, Blue commelina
Edible: Leaves, Root
Commelina erecta angustifolia - (Michx.)Fernald.
Whitemouth Dayflower
Edible: Root
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
Whitemouth dayflower
Edible: Root
Commelina foliacea
Edible: Leaves
Commelina forskaolii
Kansura, Kanshura
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Commelina latifolia
Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Roots, Vegetable
Commelina modesta
Edible: Leaves
Commelina obliqua
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Commelina paleata
Edible: Leaves
Commelina petersii
Edible: Leaves
Commelina subulata
Edible: Roots
Commelina trilocularis
Apoth
Edible: Leaves
Commelina tuberosa
Edible: Root
Commelina virginica
Virginia day-flower
Edible: Leaves, Root
Commelina zambesica
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Commelina zeylanica
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Cyanotis axillaris
Blue ears
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Tubers, Root
Cyanotis barbata
Edible: Tubers, Root, Corms
Cyanotis cristata
Petungan
Edible: Leaves
Cyanotis speciosa
Doll's powder puff
Edible: Herb, Leaves
Cyanotis tuberosa
Sahyadri dew-grass, Greater cat ears
Edible: Leaves, Rhizome
Cyanotis villosa
Edible: Leaves
Floscopa scandens
Mini bamboo
Edible: Leaves
Floscopa schweinfurthii
Edible: Leaves
Murdannia bracteata
Edible: Medicine, Plant - tea
Murdannia edulis
Edible: Tubers, Root
Murdannia gigantea
Giant wandering jew
Edible: Leaves
Murdannia simplex
Edible: Tubers are probably edible.
Palisota ambigua
Edible: Leaves
Palisota hirsuta
Edible: Leaves
Palisota schweinfurthii
Edible: Leaves, Stems
Pollia hasskarlii
Edible: Fruit
Pollia secundiflora
Pollia
Edible: Fruit
Pollia sp.
Edible: Leaves
Rhopalephora scaberrima
Edible: Root
Rhopalephora vitiensis
Thomboi
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Streptolirion volubile
Edible: Leaves, Young stem, Flowers
Tinantia erecta
Edible: Vegetable, Leaves, Flowers
Tradescantia fluminensis
Edible: Leaves, Caution
Tradescantia occidentalis
Prairie spiderwort
Edible: Leaves
Tradescantia ohiensis
Spiderwort
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Tradescantia pinetorum
PIne spiderwort
Edible: Flowers, Stems, Leaves
Tradescantia sp.
Tradescantia spathacea
Edible: Medicine
Tradescantia virginiana
Spiderwort, Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's tears
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina
Rumput belang
Edible: Leaves - drink, Caution
Tripogandra diuretica
Spiderwort purple
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Tripogandra serrulata
Edible: Leaves