''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, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

and tropical America. The cultivated plant commonly known as Tahitian bridal veil is often mis-labelled as ''Gibasis geniculata'', however its true species is '' Gibasis pellucida''.

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geniculata Flora of Mexico {{Commelinaceae-stub