''Gibasis geniculata'' is a trailing plant in the family
Commelinaceae
Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of five families in the order Commelinales and by far the largest of these with about 731 kn ...
, native to
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
and tropical America.
The cultivated plant commonly known as Tahitian bridal veil is often labelled as ''Gibasis geniculata'', however its true species is ''
Gibasis pellucida
''Gibasis pellucida'', also known as Tahitian bridal veil, is a trailing plant in the family Commelinaceae that is native to the West Indies, southwest Texas, Argentina and Mexico.
In horticulture, the plant is often mislabelled as the related s ...
''.
References
geniculata
Flora of Mexico
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