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Commelina erecta L.

Hierba del pollo

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Commelinales

Family
Commelinaceae

Genus
Commelina

Species
erecta

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2021

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Potentially Invasive

Distribution

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"Galapagos Species Database, Commelina erecta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19477. Accessed 4 November 2026.