Gibasis geniculata
Tahitian Bridalveil
Also known as: Aneilema filipes Mart. +8 more
- Aneilema filipes Mart.
- Aneilema geniculata (Jacq.) Woodson
- Callisia diffusa Pohl ex Seub.
- Tradescantia consanguinea Klotzsch ex C.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia decumbens Klotzsch
- Tradescantia effusa Mart. ex Schult.f.
- Tradescantia geniculata var. kunthiana (Seub.) C.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia hypophaea K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Tradescantia kunthiana Seub.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Gibasis geniculata (commonly known as Tahitian Bridalveil) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Commelinaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Jawa